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Log

Page	Plate	Object	R.A.	Dec	Start	Obs H.A.	Obs Dec	Stop	Date	Miscellaneous
2	8587	61 Cygni	21 02	+38.2	23 14	2 12 W	+38.2	23 25	Dec 16 1895	x 8587 Reversed.
2	8588	61 Cygni	21 02	+38.2	23 26	2 24 W	+38.2	23 41	Dec 16 1895
2	8589	β Lyrae	18 46	+33.2	23 50	5 06 W	+48.8	01 49	Dec 16 1895	x 8589 Clock was running rather poorly when I got back from supper. It was running on β Lyrae while I was away. At about 2 46 found control clock stopped. Battery was so weak that clock stopped several times, so I had to close and put a new battery on this line. * 8589 Does not check in dec. for β Lyrae but right star is on plate.
2	8589	α Aurigae	5 09	+45.9	01 59	3 07 E	+29.1	03 18	Dec 16 1895	x 8589 Clock was running rather poorly when I got back from supper. It was running on β Lyrae while I was away. At about 2 46 found control clock stopped. Battery was so weak that clock stopped several times, so I had to close and put a new battery on this time. * 8589 Does not check in dec. for β Lyrae but right star is on plate.
2	8590	T Cass	0 18	+55.2	03 45	3 28 W	+55.2	04 02	Dec 16 1895	x 8590 By mistake the prism was not taken off before the plate was taken.
2	8591	T Cass	0 18	+55.2	04 04	3 48 W	+52.2	04 15	Dec 16 1895	*a Plate 8591 Wrong dec. taken. T Cass not on plate. Centre about 0h 18m +52.0°
2	8592	T Cass	0 18	+55.2	04 16	3 59 W	+55.2	04 27	Dec 16 1895
2	8593	S Cass	1 12	+72.1	04 30	3 18 W	+72.	04 40	Dec 16 1895
2	8594	T Persei	2 12	+58.5	04 43	2 31 W	+58.5	04 56	Dec 16 1895
2	8595	S Persei	2 16	+58.1	04 58	2 43 W	+58.1	05 19	Dec 16 1895
2	8596	R Draconis	16 32	+67.0	05 23	11 09 E	+67.0	05 46	Dec 16 1895
2	8597	R Draconis	16 32	+67.0	05 47	10 45 E	+67.0	06 00	Dec 16 1895	x 8597 Reversed film.
2	8598	HP 1311	6 49	-23.8	06 10	0 39 E	-7.0	08 10	Dec 16 1895	x 8598 At 6:50 moved R.A. slow motion - 2 rev. At 7:36 moved R.A. slow motion - 2 rev. x 8598: Isochromatic Plate. * HP 1311 not on plate 8598. Unidentified.
2	8599	ζ Urs Maj	13 20	+55.4	08 14	5 06 E	+38.6	10 14	Dec 16 1895	x 8599 Moved R.A. slow motion - 2 rev. at 9:07.
2	8600	β Aurigae	5 52	+45.0	10 18	4 26 W	+61.8	11 38	Dec 16 1895
2	8601	NGC 5253	13 34	-31.1	11 43	1 51 E	-31.1	11 53	Dec 16 1895
2	8602	NGC 5253	13 34	-31.1	11 54	1 40 E	-31.1	12 04	Dec 16 1895

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