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Word: nebulae (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1901-1901
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Preparations are being made at the Observatory for photographing the nebula of the Nova Persei. Ever since the star was discovered last February it has been growing fainter, and it is feared that if photographs are not obtained soon no further chance will be offered. Every night telescopic photographs will be taken and the time of exposure will be lengthened, as it is thought that under-exposure may account for recent failures to obtain photographs of the nebula. It is intended also to determine by the parallax method the distance and motion of the star...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Work at the Observatory. | 11/13/1901 | See Source »

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