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Estimates of photographic brightness of S Cygni (cont.)

Plate C 3625 taken April 9, 1891
  9.68 m2v 9.[[strikethrough]] 88 [[/strikethrough]]94 [[strikethrough]] 10.33 [[/strikethrough]] 9.87 = [[strikethrough]] 10.1 [[/strikethrough]] 9.90 [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .22 [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] .04 [[strikethrough]] .23 [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .03 [[/underlined]]
[[strikethrough]] 10.33 [[/strikethrough]]  9.87 v 2 O 10.13
Images elongated

Plate C 3633 taken April 13, 1891
  9.68 m 2 r [[strikethrough]] 9.88 [[/strikethrough]] 9.94 [[strikethrough]] 10.33 [[/strikethrough]] 9.87 = [[strikethrough]] 10.1 [[/strikethrough]] 9.9 [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .22 [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] .04 [[strikethrough]] .23 [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .03 [[/underlined]]
[[strikethrough]] 10.33 [[/strikethrough]]  9.87 v 2 O 10.13
Images crescent shaped

Plate C 3649 taken April 24, 1891
  10.13 O 2 v 10.3[[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]]9  10.[[strikethrough]] 43 [[/strikethrough]]34 = 10.3[[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]]5 [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] 05 [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]].04 [[strikethrough]] 0.5 [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .01 [[/underlined]]
  10.[[strikethrough]] 43 [[/strikethrough]]34 v 3 p 10.73
Double images

Plate I 4198 taken Sept. 10, 1891

Plate C 3973 taken Sept. 19, 1891
  v n.S  v < 10.2 [[strikethrough]] 3 6 [[/strikethrough]]3
  10.13 0 = .1
Succession of images of each star

Plate I 4451 taken Oct. 5, 1891
  v ns.  v < 9.[[strikethrough]] 78 81 [[/strikethrough]]78
  9.68  m = .1  extreme edge

Plate C 4155  taken Nov. 6, 1891
  v n.s.  v < 10.2[[strikethrough]] 3 6 [[/strikethrough]]3
  10.13 0 = .1

Plate C 42[[strikethrough]] 5 [[/strikethrough]]45 [[4245]] taken Dec 2, 1891
  v n.s.
  9.54 l = .1  v <9.6[[strikethrough]] 4 7 [[/strikethrough]]4

Plate C 4246 taken Dec 2, 1891.
  v n.s.  v < 9.6[[strikethrough]] 4 7 [[/strikethrough]]4
  9.54 l = .1 or less.

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Estimates of photographic brightness of S Cygni (cont.)

Plate C 4251 taken Dec. 3, 1891
  v n.s.  v < 10.2[[strikethrough]] 3 6 [[/strikethrough]]3
  10.13 0 = .1 or less

Plate C 4263 taken Dec. 8, 1891.
  v n.s.  v < 11.[[strikethrough]] 08 11 [[/strikethrough]]08
  10.98  n = .1

Plate C 4264 taken Dec. 8, 1891.
  v n.s.  v < 10.2[[strikethrough]] 3 6 [[/strikethrough]] 3
  10.13  0 = .1

Plate C 4290 taken Dec. 13, 1891.
  v n.s.  10.73 [[strikethrough]] O [[/strikethrough]] p = .1 or less  v < 10.8[[strikethrough]] 3 6 [[/strikethrough]]3

Plate C 4301 taken Dec. 17, 1891.
[[strikethrough]] p 1 v [[/strikethrough]] 10.98 n 2 v  v = 11.[[strikethrough]] 08 [[/strikethrough]]24
[[strikethrough]] k [[/strikethrough]]  q n.s

Plate I 5275 taken Dec. 28, 1891
  9.68 m 3 v  v = [[strikethrough]] 9.98 [[/strikethrough]] 10.07
  o and p are not seen
  Region at extreme top of plate.

Plate I 5381 taken Jan. 9, 1892
  9.68 m 2 v 9.[[strikethrough]] 88 [[/strikethrough]]94  [[strikethrough]] 10.29 [[/strikethrough]] 9.87 = [[strikethrough]] 9.90 [[/strikethrough]] 9.90 [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .17 [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] .04 [[strikethrough]] .18 [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] .03 [[/underlined]]
 Region is at extreme top of plate.
[[strikethrough]] The variable seems to show the faintest trail, O & P are not seen. [[/strikethrough]]
[[strikethrough]] 10.23 9 [[/strikethrough]] 9.87 v 2 o 10.[[strikethrough]] 0 [[/strikethrough]]3

Plate I 6566 taken July 11, 1892
  v n.s.  v < 9.84
  9.54 l = .3
  Star d at top of plate.

Plate I 6660 taken July 25, 1892.
  v n.s  v < 9.64
  9.54 l = .1
  Top of plate.

 

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