The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-14
THE NEW COMET.
IT WILL BE NEAREST THE EARTH
ON JULY 22d.
Now an Interesting Object for Naked
Eye Observations-Pho
Taken of the Visitor.
Special to the REooRD-UN1oS.


SAN JOSE, July ia dispatch from
Professor e. S. Holden of the Lick OBJ
servatory says: IAN orbit of the new
comet has been calculated by Professor
Boss. 1t is approximate only. 1t indi-
Gates that during the month of July the
comet will move rapidly east and south,
and that its light will decrease. The
comet will be nearest the sun on July
I'D. The photographs made by Professor
Hussey show tail more than ten de-
grees long. Our other observations have
no popular interest at present"
APPROACHING THE EARTH.
MINNEAPOLIs,J July 13.-Professor Will
lam w. Payne writes from the Goodsell
Observatory, Mortified, Mimi, describ-
ing his observations on the new comet in
constellation Lynx. He says since the
discovery the comet has been increasing
in brightness until now it is an interest
ing object for naked-eye observations.
DR.. II. G. Wilson obtained two photo
graphs, one with small camera, the
other by aid of an S4-inch Photographic
telescope. One shows some interesting
details as to the structure of the tail. In
the photograph the tail looks like bundle
of separate streamers rather than a single
uniform straight train.
Just behind the head on each side of
the main train narrow, long streamer is
seen, the two making different angles
with the main axis of the tail. The di-
vided or multiple filaments of the tail
some of which are slightly curved. are
the most interesting feature of the comet
The apparent activity of the nucleus
promise something interesting in the
near future. The motion of the comet in
three days has been l hour and IA min,
right ascension eastward, and southwark
in destinations deg, 20 min. The rapid
motion indicates the comet is not far
away. 1t is moving away from the sun.
but is probably approaching the earth. 1t
cannot be settled whether the comet il
new or old until time enough has elapsed
to determine the orbit. S. j. Corripan of
st. Paul declares the new comet that of
1919.
THE COMET PHOTOGRAPHED.
NEW HAVEN Conn, July 13.-Tbe
new comet has been photographed at the
Winchester Observatory. The nepative
sAOWeu 6AbT6UleIy interesting details
The head is very bright and the tail
streams out from it r. The tail near the
head is shown to be composed of several
branches, one of which turns at quite an
angle little distance from the head.
About the middle of the principal tail
another one seems to shoot out from it,
resembling somewhat Professor Bar
nard's famous photograph of Swifts
comet in 1892, though not so distinct.
VIRGINS LOOKS FOR A BIG COMET.
OTTAWA (Ont.), July 13.-Professor
Virgins says that in two or three weeks
a very brilliant comet can be seen in. the
northern sky. He has been watching
some weeks for the comet, which he says
is the large and variable star seen by
Cornelius Comma in 1910 In the constella-
ton Cassiopeia. Its temperance is about
due. On the night of the Sth inst. he saw
for a few minutes, between clouds and
near the pole of the heavens, a star of the
sixth magnitude moving rapidly sun
ward, which he pronounces the comet,
and which is seeking nearer perihelion
than in 1870. On its return from the sun
it will be very brilliant. 1t is now, he
says, probably below the horizon.