The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-31
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The visit Of Hslley's comet 70 our
skics. after au absence OF IS years,
Is one OF the supreme events OF
lifetime. While the popular frenzy
and superstition associated with It's
appearance IN 1856 are not now TO be
looked for. II is safe TO say that the
nightly presence IN our sky OF this
monster OF celestial depths will eX-
cite universal interest. IL Ia with a
yLcw OF enabling ono 10 keep track
OF this stranger for "A time, that tho
following dates and facts are brought
together.
March 81-Comet begins to he seer
in east before sunrise.
April Comets distance. 10000.
600 miles.
April 4-Comet rises 4:44 a, m.
April 12-Comct moving more than
100. 900 miles an hour
April 16-Counet rises. 3;i5 a. m.
April l9-Comet at perlhelion-
nearest the sun; speed fastest, 1878
miles a minute.
April 2i.-COmet rises. 1909 a. m.
now turns back cast among the con-
stellationS.
May Comets distance from the
earth. 65.OO0.0G0 miles close 10 Won
us In the sky today.
May 6-Comct rises. 2:3S a. m;
earth crosses comets path where
comet Will be May &c, but not In same
plane.
May Comet degrees south Of
star Gamma Pegasi
May S-Comet rises. 2:46 a. m
Comets greatest elongatton west OF
the sun. as seen from the earth
Comet 10 degrees north from Venus
May 9-Comet crosses Venus path
retreating.
May 10-Comet rises. 2:2l a. M;
distance from earth. 33.000.000 miles.
May 12-Comet rises, 1892 n. IN.
May 14.-Comet rises 2.40 a m.
May 15-Comet rises 2:49 A. M.
May 16-Comet rises sos a. m;
Z degrees south Of star Alpha ArIetls.
May 17-Comct rises. 1892 a. M;
distance l2,0O0.OOO miles, about It's
nearest, came within half that In
1896
May 1S.-Earth and comet passing;
comet In conjunction with the sun on
the nearer side. and at the same time
az descending node. the two result
ing in a transit of the comet across
the suns face, occurring between
1871 and so n. m. eastern time.
hence invisible In this country. but
between 6.31 and Gas a. m. Green
wich time, hence visible in Europe.
Asia and Africa, Earth and moon
Row proceed 70 pass through the com
cts tail. but without result
May l9-Comet again In evening
sky, appearing ever higher In west.
and moving rapidly: today IL de-
Grees north OF Aldebaran
May 20-Comot sets. S;11 p. m:
enormous size
May 21-Comet just where it was
among the stars about October /
today passes close to Gamma Geminl.
Comet SETS 9:12 p. N.
May 22-Comet sets. 1857 D. m:
passes IL degrees north OF Pro,
cyon.
May 23-Comet sets. 1928 p. III.
May 24-Comet sets 1924 p. m.
May 25-Comet sets. 1885 p. M.
May 26-Comot sets. HOG p. IN;
crosses boneath earths path. at n
distance herefrom OF about 5000, 900
miles. in retrcating into space.
Fih5 - -Nblu'A s'Aos II - ". III
May 2S-COmet sets l1:32 p. m.
May 29-Comet sets 1923 p. NJ.
May 30-Comet sets. 1929 p. IN:
now gradually approaches The sun
again, as seen from the earth. and
fades away as It retires into space.
July Comet crosses Mars path. re-
treating again rettres behind tho
sun during The month of July
July 27-Earth passes the perihe-
lion point OF comet. where 1t was
April 10.
August-Comet passes again into
morning sky but visible only in tele-
scopes
September l1-One year since dis
ouvery OF comet by Wolf of Heldei-
berg. thon distant 35O.000 900 miles.
May 20, 19l1-Comet crosses Jupi-
ters path in retreat.
a. ID. Halleys comet
next due.