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tween stars 32 and 24. The space between them is very little less nebulous 

 than the branches, rendering their separate courses indefinite and somewhat 

 uncertain. The stars of the 15th and 16th magnitudes, namely: 51, 52,43^ 

 and 34, are in the lower, and 33, 41 are in, or just beneath, the upper of these 

 two subdivisions. These stars prevent this from being classed in Art. 51. 

 (See Art. 19, Aug. 7, 9, 10, 19.) 



13. A diffuse and faint nebulosity fills up all the space in the principal rift. 



14. The n p division pretty certainly involves the double star 56, 57, in its 

 northern margin ; not as Hershel describes and figures it, passing clear of it to 

 the south. 



15. At the point of bifurcation, the nebula runs up to a 

 dense nucleus of somewhat definite outline, the figure of 

 which, as referred to the stars in that quarter, is, by a careful 

 comparison of the drawings of two evenings, as in the margin. 

 The fork originates very near, or at the star 78. 



53. Strongly suspected. — 1. The faint- branch of nebula, startino- from the 

 upper end of the v, along the bright stars 98, 84, and 66, and spreadino- 

 through the cluster 97, 92, 75, 71, 70, 63, 60, 59, 55, 53. It is very faintly 

 described in the engraving. Stars clustering thickly are so apt to deceive in 

 this respect, that what would otherwise be considered as certain, is, in this in- 

 stance, only "strong suspicion." 



2. From the south preceding angle of the parallelogram No. 7 of Art. 51, a 

 faint branch is believed to extend to star 14, or beyond. It is very slightly, 

 marked in the engraving. 



3. The branch No. 9 of Art. 52 probably completes the loop by joining the 

 V at the two bright stars 104 and 110. 



4. The branch No. 10, of Art. 52, also probably extends to the i^. It is 

 pretty definitely bounded on its preceding, but fades diffusely on the following 

 side, filling nearly all the vacancy between it and the ^ with vague nebulosity. 



5. The T^ seems to be barely disjoined from the v at and near the star 162, as 

 if it were in the act of breaking away by the force of contrary attractions. 

 This may very possibly be owing to the effect of the bright star 162 in appa- 

 rently effacing the nebula in its immediate vicinity. 



6. From the northern extremity of the parallelogram. No, 7 of Art. 51, near 

 stars 54 and 47, the loop faintly marked in the engraving probably curves 

 round and joins the loop No. 3 of Art. 53, near the stars 106, 119. 



