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[[start page]] [[preprinted]] 54 [[/preprinted]] [[underline]] February [[strikethrough]] 19 [[/strikethrough]] 20, 1904 [[/underline]] Variable Stars in the Nebula of Orion Search for Wolf's variables ^[[33]],34, 35, 47, 53, 54, 48, 97 Plates compared with [[underline]] A2156]] [[/underline]] [[underline]] A3429 53a [[/underline]] bright [[underline]] 34 [[/underline]] Star near this pos. faint ? [[underline]] 35 [[/underline]] No changes seen. A very faint star is missing, but the field is near the edge of the plate and images are poor [[margin]] [[underline]] Feb. 28 [[/underline]] The preceding of two faint stars near pos. of 47 appears bright, but the image has an appearance of being [[diffraction?]] [[/margin]] 47 No variation seen near position [[underline]] 53 [[/underline]] No variation seen near position [[underline]] 54 [[/underline]] Reg. not on plate [[underline]] 48 [[/underline]] Reg. not on plate [[underline]] 87 [[/underline]] No variation seen near position [[underline]] 47b [[underline]] [[strikethrough]] faint [[/strikethrough]] bright as on 2156 A[[underline]] 2119 [[/underline]] [[underline]] 34 [[/underline]] As on plate 2156 [[underline]] 53a [[underline]] as on a156 [[underline]] 35 [[underline]] As on plate 2156 [[underline]] 53b [[/underline]] normal [[underline]] 33 [[/underline]] As on plate 2156 [[underline]] 47 [/under;ine]] As on plate 2156 [[underline]] 5 [[strikethrough]]3[[/strikethrough]]4 [[/underline]] Reg. not on plate [[underline]] 48 [[/underline]] Reg. not on plate [[underline]] 87 [[/underline]] As on plate 2156 [[underline]] 47a [[underline]] brighter than on 2156 2 [[strikethrough]]5 [[/strikethrough]] 47b faint [[underline]] A5730 [[/underline]] [[underline]]33 [[/underline]] No change observed [[underline]]34 [[/underline]]Region of 34 and 35 is on the edge [[underline]]35 [[/underline]] of the plated. No variation is seen but the images are poor and fainter stars not on plate [[underline]] 47 [[/underline]] See remarks on 34 and 35. [[end page]] [[start page]] February 20, 1904 [[preprinted]] 55 [[/preprinted]] Variables in Orion continued Plate A5730 continued [[underline]] 53 [[/underline]] A star considerably north of this position is markedly faint on this plate. Not a very faint star. Pos. from D.M chart is 5^h33^m -6^o 21' (approx.)Wolf's pos. is 5^h35^m7-6^o 29' = 5 33^m.[[strikethrough]]4[[/strikethrough]]5 -6^o [[strikethrough]] 27 30' (1885) Can this be Wolf's star [[strikethrough]] 5[[/strikethrough]] [[underline]]54[[/underline]], [[strikethrough]] 55 [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]]48 [[/underline]] region not on plate [[underline]] 87 [[/underline]] The southern of a pair of stars near this position appears unduly faint. The images are poor. The differences, if real, is very slight. No other change seen on region. [[underline]] 34[[/underline]] and [[underline]] 3 [[strikethrough]]4[[/strikethrough]]5 [[/underline]] no variations found in region [[underline]]33[[/underline]] No variation observed [[underline]] 47 [[/underline]] No variation observed 47a A star following the position and north of it by fully 15' is bright on this plate 25 [[strikethrough]]47b[[/strikethrough]] Another star preceding the latter is rather faint 20 [[strikethrough]] [[underline]] 53a [[/underline]] [[/strikethrough]] faint 53b Another star preceding appears to be faint, but the images are poor [[underline]] strikethrough]]8[[/strikethrough]]54 [[/underline]], 48 No change found Images poor Field on plate 2156 is close to edge of plate [[underline]] 87 [[/underline]] No certain change seen [[end page]]