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& different nebula, but probably belonging to the great one. 
The Ray precedes a Trianguli 1 8', 8 in time, and is 55' more 
north. Another observation of the fame, in a finer -evening,, 
mentions its extending much farther towards the fomh, and 
that the breadth of it probably is not lefs than, half a degree 
but being fhaded away by imperceptible gradations, it is diffi- 
cult exactly to affign its limits. 
The fifth is a Streak of light about 27'' long, and in the 
brighteft part 3 or 4/ broad. The extent is nearly in the meri- 
dian, or a little from fouth preceding to north following; It 
follows (3 Ceti 5',$ in time, and is 2 0 4,3 7 more fouth. The 
fituation is fo low,, that it would probably appear of a much 
greater extent in a higher altitude. 
The fixth is an extenfive milky Nebulofity divided into two 
parts ; the moft north being the ftrongeft. Its extent exceeds 
15b; the fouthern part is followed by a parcel of ftars which 
I fuppofe to be the 8 th of the Connoifanee des Tdempi. 
The feventh is a wonderful, extenfive Nebulofity of the milky 
kind. There are feveral ftars vifible in it, but they can have 
no connexion with that nebulofity, and are,- doubtlefs, belong- 
ing to our own fyftem fcattered before it. It is the 17th of 
the Connoifance des Temps. 
In the lift of thefe muft alfo be reckoned the beautiful Ne- 
bula of Orion. Its extent is much above one degree;, the 
eaftern branch paftes between two very fmall ftars, and runs on 
till it meets a very bright one, Clofe to the four fmall ftars, 
which can have no connexion with the nebula, is a total black- 
nefs; and within the open part, towards the north-eaft, is a 
diftinbt, fmall, faint nebula, of an extended fhape, at a diftance 
from the border of the great one, to which it runs in a parallel 
4 diredlion,. 
