Comet still obscure
PA Wellington Observers hoping to spot Halley’s Comet before the end of the year may be disappointed, unless they have access to a dark sky and low western horizon. A spokesman for the Carter Observatory, Mr Dennis Goodman, said the approaching full moon (December 27) would make the sky too bright to observe the comet until the end of the month.
At that time the comet would be setting due west about 11.30 p.m. he said. He said observers should use binoculars to search for the comet about 10.30 p.m., looking very low in the sky and well to the right of the planet Jupiter, which sets a little earlier than the comet. The tail was still difficult to detect, but it would be clearly visible to the unaided eye in March and April.
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Press, 24 December 1985, Page 1
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