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President Department Of Astronomy
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and
Sciences.


President Department Of Astronomy
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and
Sciences.
The visit of Halley's comet to our
skies, after an absence of rs years,
is one of the supreme events of a
lifetime. While the popular frenzy
and superstition associated with its
appearance in 1856 are not now to be
looked for, it is safe to say that the
nightly presence in our sky of this
monster of celestial depths will ex-
cite universal interest. IL is with a
view of enabling one to keep track
of this stranger for a time, that the
following dates and facts are brought
together:
April comets distance, 100000
900 miles.
April A. Comet rises. 4.44 A. NJ.
April 12-Comet moving more than
100000 miles an hour.
April 16-Comet rises, 3.45 A. M.
April 19-Comet at perihelion--
nearest the sun; speed fasest, 1878
miles a minute.
April 24-Comet rises, 3.09 A. NJ;
now turns back east among the con-
stellation5.
May Comets distance from the
earth, 69,000,000 miles; close to We
nus in the sky today.
May 6-Comet rises, 2.3S A. NJ;
earth crosses comets path, where
comet will be May 26, but not in
same pace
May 7-Comet degrees south OF
star Gamma Pegasi.
May S-Comet rises, 245 A. M.
Comets greatest elongation west of
the sun, as seen from the earth.
Comet so degrees north of Venue.
May 9-Comet crosses Venus path
retreating.
May l0-Comet rises, 2.24 A. M;
distance from earth, 100000 miles.
May 12-Comet rises, 2.32 A. NJ.
May 14-Comet rises, 2.40 A. M.
May 15-Comet rises, 2.49 A. NJ.
May 16-Comet rises, 3.0S A. NJ;
Z degrees south OF star Alpha arietis.
May 17-Comet rises, 1872 A. M;
distant 100000 miles, about its
nearest; came within half that in
1885.
May 1S-Earth and comet passing
comet In conjunction with the sun
on the nearer side. and at the same
time at descending node, the two re-
sulting in transit of the comet
across the suns face, occurring be-
tween iS1 and Las A. NJ, Eastern
time, hence invisible in this country,
but between 6.31 and 6.45 a. m. Green
! wich time, hence visible in Europe.
Asia and Africa. Earth and moon
now proceed TO pass through the
comets tail, but without result.
May 19-Comet again in evening
sky, appearing ever higher, in west,
= and moving rapidly; today 3lk de.
grees north of Aldebaran.
May 20-Comet sets, S.11 D. m:
enormous size.
May 21-Comet just where II was
among the stars about October 1 to
: day passes close to Gamma Gemini
Comet sets, 9.12 p. NJ
3 May 22-Comet sets, 9.57 p. NJ,
e passes ~ degrees north of Procyon
May 23-Comet sets, 1928 p. NJ.
May 24-Comet sets, 1924 p. NJ.
May 25-Comet sets, 1856 p. NJ.
May 26-Comet sets. 11.06 p. M,
crosses beneath earth's parth at
b distance therefrom OF about 6,OOO,0 0I
y miles, In retreating into space.
I May 27-Comet sets, 11.17 p. NJ.
n May 2S-Comet sets, 1872 p. NJ.
d May 29-COmet sets, 1923 p. M.
5, May 30-Comet sets, 1129 p. NJ.
n now gradually approaches the SUI
e again. as seen from the earth, an
n fades away as Il retires into space.
Il July Comet crosses Mars patti
g retreating; again retires behind tn
II sun during the month Of July.
Ie July 2T-Earth passes the perth,
al lion point Of comet, where Il wa
h. April 10.
g. August-Comet passes again int
n morning sky, but visible only in tel1
L. scopes.
III September il--One year since di
he coyery OF comet by Wolf OF Heide
III berg, then distant S5O0O0,O0O miles.
OF May 20, l9ll-Comet crosses Jup
n ter's path, in retreat.
e- A. d. l9S5-i9S9-Halleys com,
next due.