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Page | Plate | Class | Object | R.A. | Dec | Start | Obs H.A. | Obs Dec | Stop | Exp | Date | Miscellaneous |
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16 | 6158 | HP 2844 | 16 56 | +31.1 | 21 12 | 4 17 W | +47.8 | 22 12 | Nov 01 1893 | Plate 6158 HP 2844 1900 pos: 16h 56m +31.1° | ||
16 | 6159 | HP 3157 | 18 39 | -27.1 | 22 21 | 3 44 W | -10.3 | 23 04 | Nov 01 1893 | x 6159 Interference with tops of trees. Plate 6159 HP 3157 1900 pos: 18 39 -27.1 | ||
16 | 6160 | HP 665 | 3 58 | +5.7 | 23 13 | 4 44 E | +22.6 | 00 13 | Nov 01 1893 | Plate 6160 HP 665 1900 pos: 3 58 +5.7 | ||
16 | 6161 | HP 336 | 2 04 | +34.4 | 00 20 | 1 44 E | +17.7 | 01 15 | Nov 01 1893 | |||
16 | 6162 | HP 361 | 2 11 | +33.4 | 01 35 | 0 36 E | +16.5 | 03 20 | Nov 01 1893 | Plate 6162 P 361 1900 pos: 2 11 +33.4 | ||
16 | 6163 | HP 862 | 4 50 | +33.0 | 03 36 | 1 14 E | +16.2 | 04 52 | Nov 01 1893 | |||
16 | 6164 | HP 1636 | 8 52 | +48.4 | 07 08 | 1 44 E | +32.0 | 07 30 | Nov 01 1893 | x 6164 Clock stopped. Plate 6164 HP 1636 1900 pos: 8 52 +48.4 | ||
16 | Nov 01 1893 | The positions noted above were, in most instances, copied from cards furnished from the computing rooms. In one case, at least, the Dec. given on the card was not copied to the nearest tenth of a degree, and was consequently one tenth out. W.P.G. | ||||||||||
16 | Nov 01 1893 | To lessen the liability to errors of the kind above described, I would suggest that all declinations on cards should be given in degrees and tenths, instead of degrees and minutes. W.P.G. |