Through the Telescope

Name: Through the Telescope
Author: Baikie, James

Baikie, James

Astronomy

W : 13 h. 44 m. - 27° 52′. Variable, 6·7 to 8·0. Deep red.

    LACERTA.

    LEO.

    [Sigma] 1424 or [gamma] : 10 h. 14 m. + 20° 21′ : 2-3·5 :
    116·5° : 3·70″. Fine double, yellow, greenish-yellow.

    [Sigma] 1487 or 54 : 10 h. 50 m. + 25° 17′ : 5-7 : 107·5° :
    6·38″. Greenish-white, blue.

    [Sigma] 1536 or [iota] : 11 h. 19 m. + 11° 5′ : 3·9-7·1 :
    55·0° : 2·36″. Yellow, blue.

    LEO MINOR.

    LEPUS.

    R : 4 h. 55 m. - 14° 57′. Variable, 6·7 to 8·5. Intense
    crimson.

    LIBRA.

    M. 5 : 15 h. 13 m. + 2° 27′. Globular cluster, close to star 5
    Serpentis. Remarkable for high ratio of variables in it--1 in
    11.

    LYNX.

    [Sigma] 948 or 12 : 6 h. 37 m. + 59° 33′ : 5·2-6·1-7·4 : 116°,
    305·8° : 1·41″, 8·23″. Triple, greenish, white, bluish.

    [Sigma] 1334 or 38 : 9 h. 13 m. + 37° 14′ : 4-6·7 : 235·6° :
    2·88″. White blue.

    LYRA.

    T : 18 h. 29 m. + 36° 55′. Variable, 7·2 to 7·8. Crimson.

    (Vega) [alpha] : 18 h. 34 m. + 38° 41′ : 1-10·5 : 160° :
    50·77″. Very pale blue. The faint companion is a good test
    for small telescopes. Vega is near the apex of the solar way.

    { [epsilon]^1 : 18 h. 41·1 m. + 39° 30′ : 4·6-6·3 : 12·4° : 2·85″.
 [epsilon] {      Pale yellow, pale orange yellow.
    { [epsilon]^2        : 4·9-5·2 : 127·3° : 2·15″. Both pale yellow.

    [zeta] : 18 h. 41 m. + 37° 30′ : 4·2-5·5 : 150° : 43·7″.
    Easy, both pale yellow.

    [beta] : 18 h. 46 m. + 33° 15′ : 3-6·7 : 149·8° : 45·3″. 3
    variable, 12·91 days. Spectroscopic binary.

    M. 57 : 18 h. 50 m. + 32° 54′. Ring Nebula, between [beta] and
    [gamma]. Faint in small telescope. Gaseous.

    MONOCEROS.

    [Sigma] 919 or 11 : 6 h. 24 m. - 6° 57′ : A 5-B 5·5-C 6 : AB
    131·6° : 7·27″ : BC 105·7° : 2·65″. Fine triple.

    [Sigma] 950 or 15 : 6 h. 35 m. + 10°·0′ : 6-8·8-11·2 : 212·2°,
    17·9° : 2·69″, 16·54″. Triple, green, blue, orange.

    OPHIUCHUS.

    [rho] : 16 h. 19 m. - 23° 13′ : 6-6 : 355° : 3·4″.

    39 : 17 h. 12 m. - 24° 11′ : 5·5-6 : 358° : 15″. Pale orange,
    blue.

    [Sigma] 2202 or 61 : 17 h. 40 m. + 2° 37′ : 5·5-5·8 : 93·4° :
    20·68″. White.

    [Sigma] 2272 or 70 : 18 h. 1 m. + 2° 32′ : 4·5-6 : 178° :
    2·10″. Yellow, purple. Rather difficult.

    ORION.

    (Rigel) [beta] : 5 h. 10 m. -8° 19′ : 1-8 : 202·2° : 9·58″.
    Bluish-white, dull bluish. Fair test for small glass.

    [delta] : 5 h. 27 m. - 0° 23′ : 2-6·8 : 359° : 52·7″. White,
    very easy.

    [Sigma] 738 or [lambda] : 5 h. 30 m. + 9° 52′ : 4-6 : 43° 1′ :
    4·55″. Yellowish, purple. Pretty double.

    [theta] : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 28′ : 6-7-7·5-8. The 'Trapezium' in
    the Great Nebula.

    M. 42 : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 28′ : 6-7-7·5-8. Great Nebula of
    Orion.

    [Sigma] 752 or [iota] : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 59′ : 3·2-7·3 : 141·7°
    : 11·50″. White, fine field.

    [sigma] : 5 h. 34 m. - 2° 39′. Fine multiple, double triple in
    small glass.

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Through the Telescope

Baikie, James

Astronomy

W : 13 h. 44 m. - 27° 52′. Variable, 6·7 to 8·0. Deep red.

    LACERTA.

    LEO.

    [Sigma] 1424 or [gamma] : 10 h. 14 m. + 20° 21′ : 2-3·5 :
    116·5° : 3·70″. Fine double, yellow, greenish-yellow.

    [Sigma] 1487 or 54 : 10 h. 50 m. + 25° 17′ : 5-7 : 107·5° :
    6·38″. Greenish-white, blue.

    [Sigma] 1536 or [iota] : 11 h. 19 m. + 11° 5′ : 3·9-7·1 :
    55·0° : 2·36″. Yellow, blue.

    LEO MINOR.

    LEPUS.

    R : 4 h. 55 m. - 14° 57′. Variable, 6·7 to 8·5. Intense
    crimson.

    LIBRA.

    M. 5 : 15 h. 13 m. + 2° 27′. Globular cluster, close to star 5
    Serpentis. Remarkable for high ratio of variables in it--1 in
    11.

    LYNX.

    [Sigma] 948 or 12 : 6 h. 37 m. + 59° 33′ : 5·2-6·1-7·4 : 116°,
    305·8° : 1·41″, 8·23″. Triple, greenish, white, bluish.

    [Sigma] 1334 or 38 : 9 h. 13 m. + 37° 14′ : 4-6·7 : 235·6° :
    2·88″. White blue.

    LYRA.

    T : 18 h. 29 m. + 36° 55′. Variable, 7·2 to 7·8. Crimson.

    (Vega) [alpha] : 18 h. 34 m. + 38° 41′ : 1-10·5 : 160° :
    50·77″. Very pale blue. The faint companion is a good test
    for small telescopes. Vega is near the apex of the solar way.

    { [epsilon]^1 : 18 h. 41·1 m. + 39° 30′ : 4·6-6·3 : 12·4° : 2·85″.
 [epsilon] {      Pale yellow, pale orange yellow.
    { [epsilon]^2        : 4·9-5·2 : 127·3° : 2·15″. Both pale yellow.

    [zeta] : 18 h. 41 m. + 37° 30′ : 4·2-5·5 : 150° : 43·7″.
    Easy, both pale yellow.

    [beta] : 18 h. 46 m. + 33° 15′ : 3-6·7 : 149·8° : 45·3″. 3
    variable, 12·91 days. Spectroscopic binary.

    M. 57 : 18 h. 50 m. + 32° 54′. Ring Nebula, between [beta] and
    [gamma]. Faint in small telescope. Gaseous.

    MONOCEROS.

    [Sigma] 919 or 11 : 6 h. 24 m. - 6° 57′ : A 5-B 5·5-C 6 : AB
    131·6° : 7·27″ : BC 105·7° : 2·65″. Fine triple.

    [Sigma] 950 or 15 : 6 h. 35 m. + 10°·0′ : 6-8·8-11·2 : 212·2°,
    17·9° : 2·69″, 16·54″. Triple, green, blue, orange.

    OPHIUCHUS.

    [rho] : 16 h. 19 m. - 23° 13′ : 6-6 : 355° : 3·4″.

    39 : 17 h. 12 m. - 24° 11′ : 5·5-6 : 358° : 15″. Pale orange,
    blue.

    [Sigma] 2202 or 61 : 17 h. 40 m. + 2° 37′ : 5·5-5·8 : 93·4° :
    20·68″. White.

    [Sigma] 2272 or 70 : 18 h. 1 m. + 2° 32′ : 4·5-6 : 178° :
    2·10″. Yellow, purple. Rather difficult.

    ORION.

    (Rigel) [beta] : 5 h. 10 m. -8° 19′ : 1-8 : 202·2° : 9·58″.
    Bluish-white, dull bluish. Fair test for small glass.

    [delta] : 5 h. 27 m. - 0° 23′ : 2-6·8 : 359° : 52·7″. White,
    very easy.

    [Sigma] 738 or [lambda] : 5 h. 30 m. + 9° 52′ : 4-6 : 43° 1′ :
    4·55″. Yellowish, purple. Pretty double.

    [theta] : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 28′ : 6-7-7·5-8. The 'Trapezium' in
    the Great Nebula.

    M. 42 : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 28′ : 6-7-7·5-8. Great Nebula of
    Orion.

    [Sigma] 752 or [iota] : 5 h. 30 m. - 5° 59′ : 3·2-7·3 : 141·7°
    : 11·50″. White, fine field.

    [sigma] : 5 h. 34 m. - 2° 39′. Fine multiple, double triple in
    small glass.

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