The New York herald., 1862-09-07
THE NEW COMET
Observations I'm America and Europe.
TO rus KDrTox OF THE NEW YORK HEsALD.
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Observations I'm America and Europe.
TO rHE KDTTox OF THE NEW YORK HEsALD-
NEW YoRK, August 26. 1852,
BRoADwAY, opposite ST. Paul's church. /
THIS beautiful celestial stranger hrst made known to
by Mr. Tutte, of Cambridge Observatory, Mass
moving rapidly through evening skies or
position varies as II s observed ut different parts OF
globe. the north it has yet been seen in
the north OF Scotland at certain time OF the evening
appeared quite in the zenith; at this lattnde 40 deg
it has yet set, either night day; hut about the
2Sth II will commence 70 set northern horizon
about four clock A. NJ, then earlier each evening
further and further west from the northern HORIZON and
rising later each morning until 1t rises and sets with the
AT about nine r. III. of August 81 il will appear
near The third magnitude star Genma In the constcia
the western u skies and about IS degrees above
tue horizon rather more than midway between the
horizon and zenith.
II Is now moving 8. 8. E. but approaching each
evening and that portion of heav ems
occupied by the sun. IL win disappear his rays
but again 1t will emerge aud appear the inha
bitants Of the southern hemisphere ON August % at
Valparaiso in Chile, South America 10 will appear for
the time at low latitude above their nor thsn
horizon. In parts OF the earth many will imagine
that they have two in the evening and
another in the morning sky; but IL will be the
comet, which, setting like the sun, rises
A. +. THATCHER.
THE oBSERv ATOMS IN EUROPE. ISL
1Fron Gslgnani's Messenger, August 15
Both Father Rosa, al Rome, and Mr.. Hind have cac-
lated the elements Of the comet lately disco by the
former in the constellation of Camcleoprdais but there
derable discrepancies between the results
The following are Mr. Hind's-rime OF periheion pas
August, % 1851 GSreenwch perihelOn
distance os5sS longitude Of periheson, s45 deg. "A
min. longitude ot ascending node l36 deg 10 min. in
ci;nstou, 65 deg 81 MIN Father Rosa fixes the long
o porih At 2s9 dog SO min II aud the perrin ds
tanrc ~ 09673 the other discrepancies
The distance ~ the comet from the earth 1886
the 18th u.. assuming the distance between the earth
is about 0.s and on the list September II will not be
more tn o. On the Ath inst. the bril.iancy OF the
and on september II will be eleven times greater. Az
the comet Is already visible To the naked eye il viii
most probably equal in apparent size the
celebrated ones. The tail at present about
Father secchi, in published in the Italian jour
uais remarks that II the supplement Of longitude OF
perihe.iou be taken done the
calculated the Bit OF the comet Of 1871 the present
b. the later aud ago ~ the 50.
comet OF I7a9 sabsractins the after year from
ISL obtain So and su5tracting 1911 froiu 1862
difference IS 81 Hence the fractions being taken into
cosnt the presept Comet returns
years and few months IL must, however, be KEEP, ia
mind that, ~ this calculation is founded the long
of the peribelion. eIenent ~ which there
discrepancy OF no less than ls i've degrees between
cacaia zone ol M Hind and those Father Rosa anes
Secchs concusiCn ,end,d or u.t.! khst
discrepancy Is removed
TEE coMLT, As sEES IL ENGLAND.
TO TsHs.
The comet which has been tolerably Conspicuous for
nights the north pole OF heavens likely
70 become much more 20 during the ensuing week il
approaches the earth and moonlight TO interfere
Urse Minore in the .'comet seeker the
tended about three degrees, spreading out fanlike
nous JET from the nucleus towards the sun which will be
object OF interest IN more powerful Instruments Mr..
Bishops large equatorial not being yet mounted 10 bis
observatory, am unable TO describe the comets
sppea ance further.
The nucleus should Brightness according to
theory, until the :sth of this month, when dgng from
It's gradual augmentation since the end OF July sy
eErcct TO equal such star Poux Beta Gem noru)
IL does not appear probable tina. the tail will extend 10 an
~ he
head The sctuai lengh is about 900 600 miles.
The comet win be nearest he sun on the ysd and VIII
arrive at its least distance the earth 2 700 100
miles on the Goth. Its course among tbs stars
may We defined approximately as foiiows.-ou
from the Poessar, in the direction OF kappa
Drscoois The 2oih, three urs@ amoris
stsr Of the sixth magnitude ovng sorceles triangle
with Beta and Gamma, IN TIM same consclls,lon the
24Ih, between Alpha and iots ITaconis, about
grees from the latter the 2sh PHI Boots aud
the 30ih Ia Corona boreliis 'o fs from the wen known
variable discovered by pisots 1873 the
september near Gamma serpcntis aud tue stn
Delts in the hand Of ophnchus having traversed the
celestial equator early that day Thence n wi pass
into scorp,o, probably 10 the direction u Antsres and
disappear in these sliudes abor the 10Th i2 o, sep.
teoer. AT the southern observat0ries twill doubtless be
observed for o. least weeks after lose u ~ Europe
bas the orbit NOT yet dcerminsd nh sufficient acrraoy
20 allow oG ITS preese he southern he3
ng predicted A osiculston from the be~t elements
ave Al hand places w. October 80, sorh OF Beta and
eta n toe constellation Ara distance from the earth
scesolng diameter og ber urbil Although IL must
hen have become . very faint object, Il may still be
a
the Cape Of Good Hope suG sydney yD traverse the
plane of the eclipc The nth 4" r~trmber al ppint
osaaui rather more than 900 900 miles from ssrths
psab. am, sir your most oosdient serysn
NJ He~ors onrNyATosS, Twroxssns,s s. W. Aug is
LDSDoN sNsx
The comet has shonc out very tine " night with tail
tcn deg ess long
rhe appearance extraordinary the .si "a the
tsoacoye being double thai The preceding side being
very distinct The nuceus N s;ais uf vioon sgs
eiop, the jet thrown oui towards ibe constantly
wsvering like q g1s let sssyed by the wind We
nops 70 bring the twenSy feet reirsctor bear On II
~hen the extraordinary phenomenon tending this comet
~sii be tps subjcct Of ctse scrutiDy
am, sir your mos obsdient servant,
THOMAS CEi hPIJN
Hr S4rss ossys.rorN, lrrrcs EoAp .Aags ie II Is.
CURIOUS pHEsoasNA or THg COMET.
r the comet now sd n the the Boston
~al resppesr 10 saoIh asai1 tue vsst sxpapse o
esrry heavens, aud rxcie scw admiration and wonder
one car nov te' ts hstofy begins with s
pressut appearance there befg record 0 It's having
becs bore sny asea tn World The nucieus has
presented strfsge aud rbDstns 'hbses ~ sewed
~th large telescope sheets VI Fame nave Deen zen ~
s,'ng u IN diverse directions aud the wiioe yheno
h@s DOT napiy been compared csworio Consuming
Nv are.
90 saturday evening ths buaiels Nss vi.hia
anal beautiful wreath o. gar4 winch form the
c,asteast,cn Cotsna Hsress wbW. tue tsil sttsiched
onward towards the pOle thr uiaansilc din.
lt travelling 49, inte the Lggs constellation OF
Dttnehas aud VIII GnSliS qptsf lhe Scorpion below
tLs otrole VI the lodac Althopgh ,ne resent ufulet
hps besn FAR infer0F 10 btNWAcy 90 tba asi HeAr ~
a. ths over memorable one q iNuatt. s,ls5S vi i
IsgE- on, impaired wiz mOst olicrt Only - sx of
tl,e rnsnrts which ohservfa become vhte 3,
tile nsked aud 0urins The pfrsea eeutury
tsss hsN sozcn have ap.cafed wilth bsys b.cr
larger ihan ahe FreseUt The colossal comets ~ ias
vear Nlu y nonaH have hitherto been tho products y
se 70 ~ sess AL Jealous ct1i9lt2ua isiA ,efl
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