Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23
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Those who desire preliminary look
81 our much-heralded visitor TO the
solar system from the depths Of space
will have 90 see % within "a few days
or else probably wait for really fine
view. nearly % days longer.
The moon. now nearly fun. is coming
further east each night and may
presently almost obliterate the comet
by lighting mp the eastern skies where
the latter appears Just before daylight.
some fifteen nights hence. the moon
viii have passed out Of sight beyond
the eastern horizon. and viii then rise
only In the daytime. This circumstance
will permit as 20 view what promises
10 be a magnificent display of this in
torestlne wanderor OF the skies, In case
its increasing brightness shall be cor
y,spondlngly duued by the light OF the
moon during the next half month or
less.
For the present. however the view
of Halley's comet with the naked eye
is not yet Of such clearness as TO be al
an satisfactory
only persons with good eyesight
could as yet discern the faint spot OF
light and the nebulous streak that, for
about twenty minutes only are visible
above our eastern horizon an hour be.
fore sunrise. say from 4:35 to 455 am.
By the latter time. the approach Of
dawn dims the view, and before that
time the wanderer has not risen above
our mountains. BY diligent use OF good
opera glasses. the writer caught the
first glimpse Of the comet last Sunday
morning. April nth, in the form Of
faint. oval nebula. The atmosphere
was murky az that time. Venus rising
in the haze like a ball Of red fire. on
Friday morning. April p. fine view
was obtained again with the glass,
revealing the bright head and plumy
tail OF the interesting visitor.
And so. OF this long-expected comet
Of Halley's famous calculation. though
now dimly visible to the naked eye the
view with glasses IL much more i'm
pressive.
n the observer Just prior to 4:45 In
the morning will watch the eastern
heavens. he will first see Venus. now
the morning star, arise in all her bril-
liant beauty a little 20 the south Of east.
Afterwards at about 4.f5 am. as far
norm " Venus as Venus is south Of
due east. the comet viii be seen just
above the horizon ia almost the same
horizontal plane with Venus.
on account Of the proximity Of the
Wssatch range 20 most ~ the Utah
cities, the exact time Of the rising Of
Hauey's famous 75-year caller viii
vary a few minutes with the position
of the observer In respect TO the noun
talns east OF him. The time given was
recorded for observations made by
Prof. Gibson and others from the cam
pus Of the University. and therefore
quite near the Big Mountain. or Red
Butte peak. over which the comet rises
here. about one-thlrd Of the distance
down its right hand or southern slope.
The comet now comes up about two
degrees south OF the top OF Red Butte
peak. which is. la this city. the present
place Of the SUMS first appearance.
minutes Not yet specially remarkable
ln appearance. being now only Of the
third magnitude as stars are ranked,
the comet at first resembles n star,
rising at practically the same time with
Gamma. the last star ~ the square
Of Pegasus that appears above the
northeast horizon. II is close 20 the
star omega m the constellation of
Pisces The reason that the comet can
not be seen after sunset is that 1t is
now 90 the right of the sun, and hence
visible 90 us only before sunrise.
The comet was nearest TO the sun.
or at uerihelon. on the goth, that is,
practically. today. In It's Journey
through space it viii pass between tho
earth and the sun on May 18Th, and
will prahablv be seen to best advan-
tage shortly after that date. Al that
time. In the morning the tail win OK
tend from the eastern horizon toward
the west. and IN the evening 1t should
be- seen extending from the western
horizon. According 10 calculation q
win boz ON this night, too. that the
Theoretical brightness OF the comet
viii reach It's maximum. which win Doe
nearly 1000 times that az the time OF
its discovery in September
There may or may not Doe am unusual
brniance of the comet possibly ac-
Compauiod by some auroral displays.
al the same time
The transit OF the comet across the