A COMET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7863, 19 May 1886, Page 2

A COMET.

Our Melbourne cable message anH several interprovincial telegrams inforiH us that a comet has appeared in theeH Southern heavens. We learn, too, some citizens saw the stranger on evening about 6.30, but last night, owinH to the cloudiness of the sky, the comet not visible. The visitor has been seen in parts, and it will doubtless appear plainly as the weather improves. ThH following telegrams have reached us ; [Per Press Association.] H NEW PLYMOUTH, Mat 3. I A comet was visible from here last ing at sundown, but had set before o’clock. It appeared to be travelling quickly in a south-westerly The nucleus was large, and the appeared to be long. WANGANUI, Mat 3. I A comet is said to have been visible iH the westward by several here last nightH It was only seen between 6.30 and 4561016 sinking below the horizon. It a clearly defined nucleus and tail. H WELLINGTON, Mat 3. I A fine comet was seen in the heavens last evening. Prom observation* made it was shown to be moving from the sun and towards the - east south with extreme rapidity. The is large and well defined, its breadth about eight or ten seconds. The tail val distinctly visible to thenaked eye, and about six degrees in length. HOKITIKA, Mat A comet was visible in the last evening from 6 to 8.30 o’cloCkflSjH nucleus appeared as bright as a stat of sixth magnitude. It had a rather tail. The atmosphere was hazy at th^B