The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-04

0c80 900 Of miles after which died away until fairly
lott 20 eight The longitude Of the periheor Of this
comet has been given thirty degrees The inclination
sixty eight degrees. II spoken Of In the papers
Of the day - standing amid the bright constellation Of
stars with It's tail stretching upward aud becoming at
las, lost in apaoe. IL forued essh evening most beau
Hu object and eagerly watched for by the people,
who seemed 10 tire vszrg upwards a. it, grace
full proportions We nnd that It's nearest position to the
earth was the 11th OF October when 1t approached
within 50 900 Of miles OF us and It's greatest dis
tance from the earth June 2, when $40 600 900
OF miles was The space between It and our
own globe. Its velocity increased ~ 1t approached
nearer the sun and the LIST Of october IL was com
puted TO be travelling ut the rate OF 12S 900 miles
hour II was then within SO 900 GOO OF miles Of the
Its least velocity was Is 900 miles hourly, but was
then distant from the sun 2lb, o0o, 900 Of miles.
Its early discovery enabled astronomers while II was
yet scarcely visible with telescope TO predict
some time In advance the prominent particulars OF
va appearance when II should attain ts fall size. I. was
thus OF course observed With all the advantage Of pre-
vious preparation The periheon passage occurred Of
most favorable for presenting the comet to good
advantage Its stuation the latter part OF its eourse
also afforded splendid view Of the curvature OF the
train
WHERE THE COMET HAS BEEN SEEN
The following comments and extracts from various
newspapers will show at what parts the comet has
been SEEM far ~ heard FROM II mus. have been OBJ
served at many points, as We have accounts sboa} II
from az far north Canada and far sontb Wash
ngton. II win be also seen from article taken from
the Manchester sardia that the coming of the present
comet was predicted some years ago.
the COMET AS SEEN IN BROOKLYN.
70 1HE gDIroH OF hEsALp.
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 1851
x-,o;t in
Brooklyn was detained for time u. the ferry walt
Ing for the boat The comet was then unfoided to my
gaze in all its brl sncy beautythe open expanse Of
tie river permitting full vic OF It, the time (about
isi pat ten o'cock) The nucleus head was plainly
visible with apparent diameter Of four Ave inchss
The tail full view Of which at times o5struc.ed by
the Heetipg clouds, Of great bsilancy, and what
seemed singular TO me possessed decidedly greenish
tDge In shape differed entirely from the Donat comet
puceus, the tail widened gradually ana IN most
ful curve until reached the middle Of its length
when sapered so~y 70 about one quarter o. .!s width
soushward and terminating In the zenith. Tho smaller
appeared about three ourlhs the length OK the larger
and n ae nor0n II
milky way in its dull graysh whi.epess. Ths nucleus
At the time WIS about twenty degrees above ths
zenith the arc Of the heavens subtanded by the comet
about 10 degrees Is direction from New York was
nOfk0Webt evening, Wu0n
arst saw the comet was very faint in appearance and
situated almost directly northwest Az Ii now up
pears much brighter seems to me that 1t s travelling
In direction nearly due southeast J.C.F
From the Washington Daily National htelligencsr,
Juy3]
SUDDEN APPEARANCE EXTRAORDINARY poNT
MONDAY U1NNO
At eleven o'clock last night (Aondsy), while some gen
uemen Of the Coast Survey were engaged at the Office
they observed bread beam OF light stretching up 70
wards the zenith from behind dark cloud extending
over the northwestern sky. Was supposed ii nrst to
be auroral BEAM and but little further attention
given 70 il Sill just before one O'Clock whsn the clouds
having blown or comet OF extraordinary briance
observed in the Northwest the nucleus brighter than
star Of the first magnitude, n An altitude Of about six
degrees above the horizon the tai extending towards
the stars Of the Little Bear and stretching
angle With the horizon q between seventy ana eighty
degrees The tail was without sensible vature but
in oriancy and magnitude this come; rivals the great
". p. TRowBRIDGE, Assistan. u s.Cs.
EDWARD G0OpVEI1OW, Assistant Coast Survey
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1861.
TIE REMARKiBIx coxur or Last NioHr
From the Warrington Star, July21
We give below the observations Of two different OBJ
ance In the heavens unexpectedly last nightAfter
the severe rain storm Of last evening heavy bank OF
O'Clock About ,ns time gentlemen Of the United
States Coast sorvey at the Office saw what they
suppofed to be bright ayotal beam shooting up To-
wares the zenith from behind the dark OF cloud
but beyond remark 90 the Unusual occurrence OF the
phi, ut this attracted then bu, little
tenon Just before O'Clock, The CT ads having dis
appeared the bread beam Of light proved to bs the tail OF
q comet OF extraordinary btuancy, the nucleus OF
which was larger than ard very peary "a bright ss
OF The first aentade while The tail stretched over
Of at least eighty degrees sweeping upwards from
an altitude OF six or eight degrees above tho horizon to
the milky way In general appearance this comet re-
minded the observers Of the gea. 1885, the
suddepEess of its appoach and enormous length Of tail
THIS is the one cng ooSed ici by known as
that Of Charles VI and So its identity Will soon be as
contained
watched the comet between half pas. one and half
pact two O'Clock A. July O. 1851. It's head sppesred
to be the boundary Of the consultations Lynx and
uYsa Major far from the head of the latter About
quarter before two the head appeared about de
gees above the northern horizon few degrees 70 the
east Of the meridian the tail extend. ia straight line
through the consultations Urse Mnoris and Herculis
and nearly reached tie milky way, passing some
distance below Vega The tota. extent could not
nearly degrees. In brilisncy, the nucleus, as
vel as the tall seemed somewhat inferior TO that OF
The great Genet Of isSs the nucleus was very con,
ha dy approaching IN intensity Of light star Of the
second magnitude Its eastern limb was better defined
than the Opposite Within the envelope OF the nu
ceus stresners appeared and seemed 10 be the centre
Of shoIt puisatops extending In along the ta
rne head was Of blueRn and Jellowish tint, which
might have been produced By its proximity TO the
hos izon The shape OF the had round and much
less pointed than inst Of the comet Of 1855
over the nucleus, which, extending 70 about Is
degrees rendered that part OF the tai more conspicuous
way. AT THE limit ,herc sudden dminu-
top in the Brightness beyond 1t, the fainter illu-
mlna'ion seemed uniform. No central brighter
streak of light along ts axis nor any DARKER space be
hind the puceus, could be made ont. The general out
I've nearly equally we'll defined Tor some distance
the brighter portion OF the tail; further the
lower octine appeared dIused iigut The brighter
psr Of rather bushy appearance, was about degrees
IN its greseet wict6 ana near the ead breadth
i02 The outline OF the tall a. first sight, seemed
perfectly straight, yet there slight
to the pole about 2o degrees from the nucleus the
end Of the tail again eigbsy turned in the opposite d.
e1ien the upper oS'ps when arst seem seemed Just
sse Ninors later the upper edge appoaseda little below
II possible that this comet the long looked
by astronomers, known tina. Of Charles " oroi,
and possible identity with any previous comet will
doubt be soon established CAS-.
WARRINGTON, d. G.
BALTIMORE.
from the Baltimore Patriot, June
COMET
We had the pleasure OF veTng In the northern heavens
this morning, from 10 nearly half past three O'Clock
the met which been described passing in the d.
rection Of the constellation OF the Great Bear II is mot
20 large quite brilliant the last that appeared Ia
nearly the portion Of the heavens, and which pur
gucd fCif0Eing