HALLEY'S COMET.
SIZE AND BRILLIANCY IN- ;. CREASE. . : (By Tfllewaph.—SpeoiaJ Correspondent.) Wanganul, April 23. The'director of the Wanganui Observatory reports.that HalleyVcomet continues to increase rapidly in size and brilliancy. Its nucleus'haß now become star-like, Mid the corona extends towards the sun; in greater volume than when seen previously. The magnitude of the tail, was quite 3J deg., angular measurement, as seen on Saturday morning, last, at 5 o'clock, and it begins to show signs ol it.', perihelion passage, in a distinct twist about' half,way down its length, the tail, from this point to the end, being directed at a different angle to the rest of it/ . The moon will now interfere somewhat with observations by the naked eye for a matter" of a fortnight or so.
OBSER NATION |IN WELLINGTON. Dr.' Kennedy, Rector of St. Patrick's College, who has been closely observing the daily progress of the comet, states that it is now almost as bright as't i star of the fourth magnitude. Its tail, as seen through field glasses, measures about one degree of arc, equivalent in length to 1,745,000 miles. It is now daily increasing in brightness, and at present is most favourably observed about 5 a.m. directly under Venus.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 6
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201HALLEY'S COMET. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 6
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