Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-30

where 10 Lock Tor the Celestial Wan-
darer something About Heavenly
uodv travelling ~ space.

where a. Look FOR the Oolestial Wan-
aerar Something About 81 Heavenly
nody travelling Ia space.
Tho rena-Rrook comet of 1879 may p'
seen distinctly with the naked eve on
clear nights. looking in The southwest :"
the constellation Pisces, a short distance
south NJ l,eta. "A altar OF the second megnl-
tndo Ia that constellation. u - "outu ~
the square IA Pegasus. through Wn''n "
recently sped In is swiit course through
tho akV. Those who arc unahlV To l"'ao
~ tx decentralization may easily observe
= nantali. yausy light low In tho south
WAT between and so'clock IN che even
ing.
IA Is NOW Ia lls hrightoet phase Ter u
has reached It's nearest point Co the eatih,
aud Ia about 60, On0. GOO miles distant. "
is therefore in its most favorable position
ION ohsarvntton. tt VIII not reach pert
heltnn until the 10Th. hut iis brightness
viii then have percCpuhN diminishVd'
It's lustrc IN uow four ttnon as great ms
Whom IL wna urat Visible in lNl2. while AT
rnrh,l,on IL viii hc less than thrcc tmcs
a. ercat. The moon ls now out ot the
way. and ii the ukN bee clear the Cond'
tfnns fnr observation are pa favorable ms
pnssihle. The search for this audaoious
invader of terrestrial outlook should bcgin
IA soon aa ID is dark enough Tor the stars
90 Hrht up the shy With their tWnhhng
points,
II must Ne borne la mind that the comet
Is NOT a large one, aud that it makes little
show in the heavens. II, however y y
moi IA conspieunus ohiOet. 10 can be dis
tinctlv socn hy the naked eve, aud the
Wow will hc moro interesting aud salts
factory In an opera glass, which VIII snow
"A faint nucleus In the surrounding nehu-
losity. and even bring out the second tail,
Tor our visitor has lately developed see
nnd tail, seemingly attached 10 the hrst
ono. like some Kind OF an aenorma9 en-
crcscucc. and can, therefore, no longer oo
lrrcvvyently compared 10 a tRdpole.
The comet Will soon wiNo proof that II IS
dcnartiny nom our nCighhorhood 10y IFS
dininishlnw hrightnoss, and that u rs APP
nroachinv perihcuou hy its increasing
spccd over the celestial track. 10 seems
actually 20 make q jump toward the
south. clearing the boundaries OF great
constellation IN short time, passing
(rom It's present quarters IN Pisces, max
ing its way through Cetus, thence travel
ing into PhWuiN, and next taxing etlu3-
nus in its course. On the last Of March II
viii ha found in uorologium, and viii
then be about rs bright rs Il was whom
discovered IN September. As Il grows dim
10 Northern observers. southern astrono-
ucrs will carry ON the observations aud
keen thom up Us long as the talntest
ray OF its light is visible in great southern
tclcScapcs. Terrestrial observers viii
then have 20 bid goodbye to the most wei
come visitor trom foreign shores, and wait
patiently for It's temperance IN 400.
An astronomical paper SAYS Il Is proc
able that there is not a human being liy-
iug who saw this comet in 1872. For as
tronomers in those days were few ANA
observers were scarce, The Shortuess
and insignihcanco Of human life is illus
trated hy the return Of this wanderer in
the star depths. While the comet has
made one circuit in its eccentric orbit
more than two generations Of the
inhabitants OF this planet have lived
their short lives, dllcd their APP
pointed places, and passed beyond. Whom,
in 1919. Ii returns 10 look down upon the
earth once more. new generations of men
will follow In the footsteps OF those now
holding possession Of the soil. while our
little planet apparently Interchangeable,
will he making its circuit round the sun,
while the astronomers and observers Of
the day will be tracing the course OF the
swift winged messenger from ooundleSS
space. rushing nc headlong speed toward
periheliou. and using the computations
Of 1884 % help ON the observations OF 1890.