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Thanks Leon, Dean and Martin
Between 11 March 1822 and 16 June 1823 Rumker and Dunlop observed between 2000 and 2300 stars for Brisbane’s star catalogue. Rumker then left the observatory after some disputes with Brisbane, and Dunlop carried on alone.
Governor Brisbane left Sydney on 1 December 1825 and returned to Scotland on the ship Mary Hope via Cape Horn and Rio. Dunlop finished observing for a catalogue of 7385 stars on 2 March 1826.
Dunlop wrote “On the 7th March 1826 I removed from the (Parramatta) observatory to (James and Mary) Elders house” in Marsden St. He made two catalogues there. The first catalogue contained 629 clusters and nebulae and the second 253 double stars.
Glen
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