38 Observations of Nebula and Clusters of Stars. 
G. C. | h. & H. | —_— 
1851, Jan. 22. Ist ee F, divided? *in p part; 2nd 9’ sff, centre r? Brightest 
of them. 3rd 4’ sff2nd and 14’ fis one, v F, E. 
1855, Dec. 18. Found only 306 and 307; 306 is npa B*, E nearly ns, has 
Nucl. ; 307 v F. 
1856, Dec. 26. p oneisvF, mottled, 2ndis p B, Enpsf,b MN; the 3rdisv F, 
1K? no Nucl. 
1872, Dec. 31. 758 has a* 11m. in Pos. 140°-8 (2), Dist. 83'-9 (2) ; following 
this * (a) is another (vy) in Pos. 116°:2 (2), Dist. 235'-7 (2), and n of this last * 
isa F,c Lueb., vg 1b M (stellar Nucl. susp. at times) in Pos. 16°+, Dist. 80-9 
(2) [=760]. 
1875, He 10. 758, L, pF, 1bM, Ennpssf, * 11m. Pos. 143°-5 (2), Dist. 
82"-2 (2). Clouds. 
1877, Jan.9. 758 pF,p8,mbMN,* 10-11 m. Pos. 142°:6, Dist. 83"-8, 760 is 
v F,1 Ens, Pos. 100°:5, Dist. 228':5 from the * 10-11 m. 760 has a * 13:14 m. 
13’ fand 2 others south. About 15’ fit (same N P D) isaneb., F,pS,l Ens 
[763], it has 2 F st f, n and s of one another, and a * 10 m. in Pos. 314°-2, Dist. 
139"-6. Eye-piece dewed. Pos. Dist. 
1877, Jan. 12. * 10-11 m. to 760 97°:0 233-1 
760 to * 13-14 m. (y) 192-4 77:3 
1877, Dec. 6. 756is1Epf, 2™10*p 758. Noneb. seen close p 758. 
[The observations from 1872-77 are in perfect accordance with H 
and d’ Arrest ; there seems therefore, notwithstanding the earlier 
observations of this group, no reason for supposing any nova p 758]. (XV. obs.) 
762 2577= | 1876, Oct. 14. F,m E 178°-7, about 4’ long; F * (17 m. +) p 
II. 291 near the n end, 38'°7 distant, the brighter part of the neb 
seems abruptly terminated just f the *, towards which it also 
appears curved (as in sketch by Lord Rosse); e F * or knot 
innebfthe* 17m. * 11m. p, Dist. 177-3 from axis of 
neb. Pos. of *11m. & * 17 m. 92°°8. 
» 9» 9 &*14m. sf 131-3, Dist. 335-6. (1. obs.) L262: 
768 Sc A 1871, Feb. 10. 3-ft. telescope. No neby. detected about any of the Plejades. 
1871, Feb. 20. 3-ft. Examined under very favourable circumstances, no neby. 
seen. 
1872, Aug. 7. 3-ft. Examined Merope for M. Tempel’s variable neb.; not a 
trace of neby. visible. 
1872, Oct. 11. Not seen, sky clear. 
1873, Sept. 28. Nothing seen, much false light in field. 
1875, Dec. 24. Examined Merope & environs in consequence of M. Tempel’s 
letter in the Astr. Nachr. No. 2045. No nebulosity seen, only the same 
false light as round the other Bstars. Sky misty. [See ‘‘ Nature,” vol. xv., 
page 397. | ; 
1877, Dec. 10. Large finder eye-piece [diam. 26']. 1 saw first that f a line 
through 2 st sf the ground is blacker than p that line; when I pointed it out 
to Lord R. he saw it also, and could distinguish the p limit too, forming an 
angle of about 40° with the f limit. I saw it too, but less distinctly. 
1877, Dec. 27. Large finder eye-piece. Was struck 
with it at first sight when the * had been placed in 
the middle of the field. The angle at the * is about 
50°. Rough sketch of field with principal stars. 
Very few more seen with higher power. I think 
the brilliancy ofthe B * is the principal reason why 
itis not seen witha higher power. (D.) (VIII. obs.) 
772 II. 597 | 1861, Nov. 6. 2 neb found, p one E pf and having 2 st 
10 m. in line with major axis f it; f one is R, bM 
[=Nova d’Arrest=5329]. 
