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Log

PagePlateClassObjectR.A.DecStartObs H.A.Obs DecStopExpDateMiscellaneous
616789Ecl Jup Sat III & II07 261 19 W+26.307 59Mar 16 1907x 16789 Var. Star App. "0" end precedes. 1st image next plate no. 18 & 2s signal for B 394 through commutator. Ld changed from 200 to 150 after start. (Backed plate) K's Watch 7 35 59 36 00 } 1st movement. 7 46 Clouds have come over Jupiter. 8 08 39-41 Last movement. Too cloudy to continue. Assume K's watch to be correct within a few seconds.
616790HP 15398 16.0+43.508 570 40 W+51.410 18Mar 16 1907
616791Ecl Jup Sat III10 434 36 W+23.511 19Mar 16 1907x 16791 Same conditions as from 16789. K's watch. 10 52 38-40 1st movement. 11 14 18-20 Last movement. Large aperture { 11 19 38-40 11 22 58-23 00 } 1st movement. Last movement. Small aperture { 11 25 18-20 1st movement. 11 27 58 28 00 } Last movement.

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