The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-27
THE NEW COMEr.
Il Il Rapidly Approaching and viii b
Very Bright AbOat ARguHt 20,

Very Bright AbOat AnguHt 20,
NEW YoRE, July 96.-The following ia
letter from Prof Swift in regard 10 sChAs
bsrls's comet;
SIR: had another (the thirdl obssrva
ton Of schaeberle's comet this morning
found 1t less bright than | hat
expected, considering the dlmintahet
brightness oi the moonlight. This come
was discovered on the morning OF july
n by Mr.. ]. n. schReberle, OF Ann AFbor
Michy who had strong reasons for think
Ing It 10 be comet, though the advancing
daylight put stop to all observations
to determine whether or not It was one
he Immediately wrote Of his discovery
and Of his suspicions regarding II, bat gave
me the command not TO publish It until
verified. Happily, had clear sky the
next morning alter the receipt Of bis letter,
ald almost Immediately picked 1t up, IL
tail, which In the presence Of the hall
moon was excessively faint instantly re-
vealing its cometary character, l at once
cAbled the discovery TO Europe, and also
gave the customary notification by tele.
grsph to the astronomers in this country.
Before daylight telsgraphed the dis
coyerer as folloWs:
"Havs cabled your comet Motion
northeast. Warner prise undoubtedly
yours"
As the sky ct Aun Arbor was cloudy,
the above dispatch was the frat intima.
zion 70 him Of the reality OF his supposed
comet. lelegFaphed the discovery 10 the
Harvard College Observatory, which en-.
abled the astronomers there to get an early
and accurate position, which Rt present
am unable to do. Prot. Chandler, OF the
observatory, who 10 becoming famous az q
trustworthy aud rapid computsr Of come.
tary orbits, and In special circular Issued
by the Science Observer, OF Boston, which
has Just reached me, find them Publish.
cd, together with an sphemeriA extending
to September 4h.
Although the elements Of ils orbit are
unlike those OF any comet heretofore OBJ.
served, yet find considerable resem blance
to those Of the comet Of 1898, aud they do
not greatly differ from those OF comet 2, Of
ITO,
From Proi, OhAndIer's ephemsriS |. ap.
pears that We are again to DO treated to an
Other bright comet, which, on AugusE 20,
will be twenty-five times ~ bright Gs al
the time Of discovery,
Two days subsequent ! saw II even In
the presence ofthe half moor, and with my
telescope diaphragmed doWn to one inch
aperture. The comet will soon pass into
the constellation OF the Lynx, then into
the Great Bear, when II win be the bright.
est and then turning southward will pass
through Vlgo, and disappear south Of the
equator. Fortunately, at the time OF the
nearest approach TO the sun It will also be
nearest the earth, and still more fortunate .
ly the moon viii then be absent, a. was
the case when Donati's comet, In 1858,
shoue with such msgnifcenCe.
The comet 10 approaching the earth 10
an alInoAt direct line, which cGuses Ii to
increale In size, 20 we'll as brilliancy. Al
ready see Indications Of increased actlv-
ity In the bead. II Caa now be seen with
an opera glass, and In few days will ba
visible to the eye without any optical aid.
To hnd II look low In the northeast in the
morning sky, where will be ssen q very
bright star, Oapella, or Alpha Auriga.
Some six degrees below and q little TO The
LEFT is another star, not nearly go bright
beta AurlgA), Now, BY the time this
meets the readers eve the comet will be
below Beta and nearly In range with the
two stars, though nearer BOta than be-
tween Alpha and Beta.
No other claimant Of this comet and the
Warner comet prize oi $500 therefore,
has appeared, and no doubt remains but
that Il will be awarded 10 Mr.. Schaeberle.
This 10 the second prizs Mr.. WSrner has
had to pay aince ]. was offered, January s. |
1881: the first 10 myself, and the second
to Mr. Schssberle. Who viii be the next7
LEWIS SwIPT.
WARNER 0Bs'RY, RocaEsrER, July %.