The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-13

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Az ssaEs Gsosay nouco9 ous 49, :" v,;x H.
m 49, wne1 ocnuacseu . 40 $500 ~. ccr.
sonc mattos ~ wroS sPsTsuses s ~, ann "a
sps0uoes.y unco. ~ -: Pow@ ~ ~ A,oSIs, $3.50 80
~ 49, = Il. . ~ ,,srs ia Me-.
~: 'S'.s5. ! ..-r1 - ~ stsrs WA more
distinctly separates ana ne ssers ~
man had oeen sns'saPeasoi me -. = VIC" ~
ana mat OF Andromeos snowG1 ~ sps, 10y, g g
resotue1on, boe - cnea a 80 -. a.. -
clearly reeolvabie. Inn re NE Ssse YIN Me
ring neenls o. Lyra; inosec: ~ =. snousnt W.
resolved q IL minor sx me min'er nen1io9s mat
ter which nils MIS- ifreeHnfiy d,suiou'ed, having
several stripes or y " ana theTe are TOUR stars
near ~ besides tno one ngure9 oy sn yonn ner-
schel, ~ ms cais!o6oe o. nepuie. ~ - ALSO worny
Of nonce ih1t tnss nenu instead OF mat oe,
inc which e ~ spose gwen " ningsu S .''n
space, like those Of IL Messcr, (Sir John q, 500
and in particular having proongusions brighter than
the others in the direction Of the major axis longer
than the rings breadth sun greater difference y
found IN Mcsscr, described by SIR John herscnei,
a. "a barely resoIsable cluster and drawn fig. 81,
as fine elliptic boundary, This telescope, howev-
err shows the stars, az in his fg 49, and some more
plainly, while the general outline, besides being r-
regular and fringed with appendages mas deeP pi-
farcation to the south
In paper entitled observations ON some OF he
Nebul1," communicated to the Royal society on
the 18th Of June last Lord Rose has given sketches
Of FIVE Of the nebul@ IN Slr John Hsrscnels caIa,
logue, numbered Co. 81 20, ~ aha -, as sen ~ ns
three feet specuia ana as soon as ths -
ed, the comparison OF these drawings WIN o'r 'ohh
Hcrschel Will exhibit the power OF the new 'e'es-
cope. ,nx.-...
Fig 70 OF Slr :; Herscnels ca.aosue, NMess, t5
I'D called the Dumt,oeiie Nepuie' rom us pPosed
resemoiance 20 a u s1n, 80 s,a~s ra,bar
Rosses telescope 70 DC c!us.er u sss VI ia.io'
two clusters IN close proxlmly, anu, Inue.al 20 =
certain extent, blended together ana wsnou. 'he ex-
act ellipucal termination Of aefscnei nsuc.
Fig 81 Of Sir John Herschels catalogue wrestler
Oh seen as an oval ne1u@ po.n .,oso 81.
mers - iound 70 DC Cluster - ssIs s, =.
It's singular appearance, tne raMneas Ilo. !.
southern extremity ex'ending % distance equa, =
its major axis, and giving y inc aPPcal"noe u
scorpion. ].
Fig. As OF Sir y Herscnels caIaiogue = PeHec'-
~ circular planetary nspue pu' III w
discovered 20 pe a.nuia 80 n1 a.. ~
annuar nenu's 10 tyrs, cn z lerscne's c a
logue, and ~ Messler') put very mucn more diin'
cult 70 pe seen. -. ..,.,.,.
"Fig. ~ OF SIR ,. aerscneis cataiogue - repre-
sented q: remarKaoiy round Panetary neDuia, CON
tanning three s'ar one a. eacn OF ne rnrcc
OF an equnaierai u'angIc' .oIo Nossos leiS
scope shows this as long Irregular Pa!cn, Win
about seven stars IN y, grouped unsysemsncany.
These are 2 'ew Interesting examples q me man
ner in which the new telescope has resolved nepuia
into stars and mas Destroyed tnat symmetry o. form
IN globular neouiR, upon wnich was Iouhaed inc
hypothesis OF the gradual cono"nsauon OF nepulous
matter into Guns and planets 40
Such il brief account Of the construction and
performance Of telescope which ". Robinson char
acterzes az the most powerful tho has ever been
made. Its superiority to all other Instruments must
have been very gratifying 70 Lord hossc, and might
have Jusuhed MN IN resung rom MS iaOors ana en-
oying the honor Of having riumphed in 80 noble an
nd kiOo. hut the instrument HCarCelV OF
his hands before ne resolved upon attempting the
construction OF another reflector, with spectrum
six feet In diameter and nifty feet long ms mag
nifcent instrument was accordingly undertaken and
within the last month mas peen Drought 70 sue.
cessful termination. The spectrum has SIX feet OF
clear aperture, and therefore an area Tour times
greater than that OF the three feet specuum ana i
weighs nearly four tons. Inc local length Is %
feet Il was polished IN SIX hours N the same time
as a small speculum, ana with the same facility;
and no particular care was taken u preparing tne
polisher, as Lord Hosse intended g repoish u as
soon as the focal length was ascerained to be cor
rect; but upon directing II 70 nebnia the perform
ancc was better tnan ne expectec ana ne therefore
has suffered It 70 remain IN the TUBE Tor me
The second or duplicate spectrum, not yet nnsned
~ m every respect the same " SIZE. I. was only
nIee VEL ~ inc aisas o'e" a'u =
rs .s.,;r. 80 s,,sc,,l,yr ~ r..,,., fonr ton,
,,,,.s ls ~ rh;scs ~ syeat ;n,:rast nd wall
ns..,1s. h,,e
a. ,,:J.H $500, r. ord.r ~ ;y.ors ,,n;Sarr,;,u
&C ,op,s shs bIocrs f-or, ths Art melting wh;cI
st,,sJ i ,,rss srnaces were hroLan m and
~, ,,;sc.s sron, Zach &c ,hs furnaces u.re ,lsced IN
,hr.e ss,,srs,. casI.a and q Then n charo.
~, ~. as,,c;hIss 81, hs 6nal MAILING ~ the snec.
nlsns Successive horizons from cask were put
into fnrnaces a i and :. from B into ). :. d and
- an -. = = = 80 :, 80 = = = = -
Df
ch.ns;ns ;ss iorn Lord Rosse has introduced
verw ;nc.n;ous and effective sunnort The spec,,-
I'M r.sss mon surface If tweptv.seven neces az
80, ;rcr ~ sansl area and s,ronglv framed AZ rs
). - MD snd i,rh, Thers s,e trelve of these in
X. nu,sr lin, nine in Inc new, and liz sectors A.
.he csn.ss Esch n these n;ec.s : sn,nor.sd Ar s
csn,re oS o,av,v IN = hsrm;snhere hear;nr A. lie
naI ~ tSr;.no. ~ !. !, ;ron ,h..s ,rsnoIes hs;nO
=, s.;r ,rr s.;lsr, s,,r,,n,,sd \, ,ha snoles -
.hr.s ,,r;,,,.r, ,r;sna:. ,wbych sa.;n sn1orted
- ~ $780, ~ 1879, h., $780, uhch
..,a.n :, s..o, 80 e.. "a 49,. c.