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REPORT OF THE WOLSINGHAM OBSERVATORY.—The Rev. T. E. Espin is to be congratulated upon the large amount of good work he is carrying on at the Wolsingham Observatory. The system he adopts of sending out circulars announcing any new or strange phenomenon observed by him, is one that could be followed with advantage in many other observatories, for astronomers thus have their attention drawn to interesting objects that they might otherwise have overlooked. We have noted the contents of these circulars from time to time, and the report that has just been issued sums up the work done in 1893. Sweeps for stars with remarkable spectra were made on fifty-three nights during the year. The total number of stars detected was 578, of which 489 were found to be new to Argelander's Chart. A thorough examination was made of the Red Region in Cygnus, and several new objects detected. Many nebulous objects were also met with, fifteen of which are not contained in the New General Catalogue. The Compton 8-inch photographic telescope was used during the year for photographing stars suspected of variation. The variability of four stars was confirmed, and three new variables were detected. Mr. Espin points out that it is much to be desired that the Compton instrument should be mounted separately, so that the large telescope could be devoted exclusively to spectroscopic work. During the latter part of the year photographic work was almost entirely discontinued, on account of the necessity of using the large telescope for spectroscopic observations. Early in last year the Observatory sustained a severe loss in the sudden death of Miss Brook, who equipped the Observatory with meteorological instruments, and generously defrayed all the incidental expenses. We hope a new benefactor will soon spring up and supply the much-needed mounting for the photographic telescope.
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Our Astronimical Column. Nature 49, 300–301 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/049300a0
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