The New Star in Cygnus

Abstract

The announcement of the discovery of the new star in Cygnus was received at the Hill Observatory, Sidmouth, on the afternoon of August 21, but the cloudy state of the sky prevented any observation being made on that night. The sky was, however, clear on the night of August 22, and several photographs of its spectrum were secured. The following table sums up the observations taken since that date, and shows the fluctuations in magnitude recorded and the number of photographs of the spectra taken:—