43 Observations of Nebule and Clusters of Stars. 
G. C h. & H. | — 
I have reason to believe that the dist yd is incorrect. 
1852, Jan. 12. y0. Pos. 348°, Dist. 96”. 
1853, Dec. 28. Appeared very different from the drawing in the Phil. Trans. 
a is a B patch, apparently part of a longitudinal ray, 6 a very dark bay, x 
and slight dark streaks across the neb., not seen very well. South of *v 
an extraordinary beard projects from the general mass of the neb. 
1854, Nov. 24. Can confirm preceding observations as to the existence of the 
second dark band A, it is ill-defined and not so marked as x. The latter 
streak does not reach the whole way across to the triangular streak to the 
right of a. 
1855, Jan. 15. Drawing finished. The 3 F st n of the bay 6 will be seen most 
distinctly when the B main body has left the field. The part south of « 
certainly resolvable. [See Pl. II.| 
1872, Nov. 24. Measures from a * 13m in sp edge [=y]. 
Pos. Dist. 
*12m 321°°3 120"°9 
12:5 349°9 91-7 [=] 
13 © @f @ ID 19°6 175:5 Comp. f 8” 
12m 51-6 124:5 L=é] 
13 38:3 132:5 | =n| 
14 68-4 170-9 [| =0| 
11:5 158-0 120-1 
115 178-0 139°3 
11 202°5 153-0 
ll 225°9 106-4 
1872, Dec. 6. Measures from the same * [ =y] 
Pos. Dist. 
*14m 53°°0 122"°4 [=2] 
13 158°1 119-0 
13 1776 136-6 
13 202-4 157-7 
13 227-2 108°5 
13 170-2 201°3 
13 196°8 232-4 
13 202°8 222-9 
16 264-5 125°3 
17 212°9 121-7 
1877, Jan. 8. The so-called Crab nebula. Compared two drawings by B. Stoney 
and Mitchell. The latter I think on the whole the best [Pl II.]; the 
north one of the two lanes in the north end not distinctly seen [)]. 
The large southern “bay” very conspicuous. The p appendage is best on 
Mr. Mitchell’s drawing, query, does it end like a W% The np end of neb. is 
ragged. No trace of nebulous arms south as on the drawing from 1844. 
(XX VII. obs.) 
1166 358— | 1848, Nov. 29. Coarse Cl, st L, fine D * init. (1. obs.) 
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1179 360— | The great nebula in Orion. The observations made before 1860 are of very little 
M. 42 interest except a drawing of the Huygenian region made by Mr. B. Stoney 
in 1852, a skeleton plan of which was published in the paper on this nebula 
in the Phil. Trans. 1868. Between 1860 and 1864 the nebula was examined 
and drawn on almost every favourable occasion by Mr. Hunter, but it has 
not been considered necessary to insert his notes here, as the drawing 
represents the object, as he saw it, so perfectly that the notes could not give 
any more information about its appearance. After 1867 the nebula has 
occasionally been viewed ; among the notes written down at the telescope by 
the observers, the following are the most interesting. 
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