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13 May
Fri 12 May 1826
Dunlop revisited 6 objects including the Gx NGC 4945 and the Gb NGC 5286.
Sat 13 May 1826
The Moon set at 22:12 and Dunlop started observing after midnight.
He re-observed the beautiful OC NGC 6067 at 0:36.
At 0:53 he discovered the Gb NGC 6139.
At 1:19 he looked at the bright OC NGC 6231, Giovanni Hodierna found it in about 1654.
He saw the Gb M62 at 1:27, Charles Messier found it in 1771.
At 2am he discovered the bright, highly concentrated Gb NGC 6388.
He saw the OC M6 at 2:05. It was also found by Giovanni Hodierna in about 1654.
At 2:15 he discovered the Gb NGC 6441 next to mag 3.2 G Sco.
He also saw 10 other objects that night.
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