The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-13
COMET PARTIES ARE
ALL THE RAGE NOW
CELESTIAL BODY PRESENTS A
BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE IN THE
MORNING SKY.

If you haven't seen the comet
Halloy's comet-your last opportuni-
ty for observing this rare celestia!
b dy in the morning sky will have
gone this week. The big object,
rising as it does an hour or so be
fore the sun, presents "a beautiful
appearance in the eastern sky. It's
head is as large, though not so
brilliant. as Venus, while its tail,
gauzv dilphar us filament. trails
across the heavens 2O.OoOOoO mites
Comet parties are all the rage
now. They are of semi-uocturnal nl-
turc. part might and part daylight
commencing about 1890 O'Clock I'm
the morning and lasting until CT
after breakfast Refreshments are
sometimes served while watching
the flaming comet swirl on its great
path around the sun.
To catch a glimpse Of the comet,
which is now about 3S milli1ns OF
miles distant from the earth. faith
fu alarm clock, the copper on the
beat. or some accommodating neigh
bcr should be solicited to awake
you at about O'Clock. The next thing
to do is t. get up. Clothes are necee-
sary. although ehin-guards should be
worn, as It is not policy to turn on
the lights. as darkness is to he de-
sired Go TO an east window, and
gaze slightly to the northward, from
where the sun should rise.
Unless the comet is seen hot off
the reel, Venus, the brightest object
in the early morning eastern sky,
should be looked for. It can't be mis-
taken II it is above the horizon. L.
II is not in sight. find a comfortable
spot and wait for it TO come above
the housetops and trees. II seen look
10 the north and little above It.
rhe comet head will be located about
100000 miles from Venus or about
20 moon apparent dlameters away.
It can't easily be missed, for it Is a
prominent object. Its tail sweeps
above Venus and toward the south
western sky, disappearing in a thin
tilmy haze. whose beginning and eh
can't be seen.
For a few days the comet may be
ceen, in the early morning hours,
disappearing in the bright rays of
the sun t-ward the latter part of the
week and not reappearing until af-
ter the transit across the suns disc,
May is. On the following night the
comet will make its appearance in
the evening sky
Probably the most spectacular fea-
ture of the visit of Halley's comet
at this time will take place on the
night of May IS, when the tail OF
the monster is scheduled to sweep
/ across the face of the earth. On
that date the heavenly wanderer
will be approximately 100000
miles away from the earth-and its
/ tail is 32,000,000 miles lcng-leaving
a surplus of 2O,OOO,OOO miles of tail
to brush over the face of old Mother
Earth. And in regard to the effect
this incident will have, If any, upon
condlticns. the scientists and astrono
mers differ. However, Camille Flan
arrlon, a noted French scientist. in a
statement issued some days ago says
that the cyanogen gas of which the
comets tail is composed. will shrivel
up and kill all life upon the earth
This theory Is not INDUCED In by
any others-indeed, most all who
claim to be wise" on the subject
say that at the most we will only
be likely to witness a brilliant show
er of meteors. But the 18th is no
far away-then everybody will know
all about II.