THE COMET
Sir.—The Dunedin astronomer must be a very young man if he says the new comet has been the brightest he has seen. I have been' fortunate to see many, and none bears comparison with Halley’s. I saw it often in the evenings on its departing journey, but my first view of it, in the early morning hours, was beautiful but awesome. Its head was above the eastern coast hills, and its long, spreading, wide filmy tail seemed to reach into the paddocks and almost to the house. It was .magnificent and unforgettable. My grandmother was previleged to see it twice in her lifetime —once in England, when a young girl, and again in New Zealand in her ’eighties. I sincerely hope Mr Berry will live to see Halley’s Comet on its return. . . .. "AN OBSERVER.’”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22512, 16 December 1947, Page 6
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136THE COMET Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22512, 16 December 1947, Page 6
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