THE COMET.
[(To the Editor)
Sir,— Very little more can be said respecting our present visitor than has already appeared. During the past week it has become considerably brighter, though the length of its tail has not percoptably increased. The nucleus is very condensed, and loses its starlike appearance when examined with a telescope of moderate power, looking then more like a bright nebula of slightly oval form, It is traveling in a northerly direction and is therefore becoming less favourably situated every day, while for the next ten or twelve days its light will be considerably enfeebled by the growing brilliancy of our moon. Dining this period it may perhaps be better observed in tbe early morning, ns it rises at 4h. 30m a.m., and may be well over at sh. 30m. It will probably continue to grow brighter aid remain visible for some time, Its approximate position last night was Kight Ascensia 4h. 5m., South Declinatia 32deg. lOaecs S.J.Lambert, F.R.A.S. .
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Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3384, 1 June 1881, Page 3
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