The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-08
SOME REMARKABLE
FACTS CONCERNING
new STAR REVEALED

PASADENA. cat Sept Some
remarkable facts revealed hN The tel. ,
cs0nls and the aprctionoopc regarding
NuNH Auullae No 8 the new stni that
hiHtfl forth In "a, heavens Jun. 4.
last na The rranil pf il celestial cntaa.
ffophe have been att forth IN an
article prepared iof rho Associated
Ttser hs ~ Waiter = Adams assist
amt director ef the Mount Wilson Solar
Observatory, which is located ncat
hete
The appearance at the Temporal,
stan ot nova in the constellation OF
AQuiH on liiat Nth ~ one ct no most
Nf,reHtinR astronomical event min
many years said IA Adams in his
ARTICLE Although such stars are hy
HN ntsns unknown fifteen having
boom discovered since 1891 no star
suiAI slis with ihis In brightness has
ArrpUe.i since the celebrated star OF
krp'eI I iAet
NifmNlFh eiDh stars 49,, called
uoNat fhvt sfN nrW only Ia IA. senar
ui unnefgoiur Hn enormous incf'ase
in NirhtnfsH rhus ~uen Auuiin. No
tsu cHlinb sinsr Two othpi tempo
farN stars mad tcrn found rrsviouai,
in ihlf constellation has been ldenii.
ncd ns a faint stun quite in,ialhle 90
thu naked ea, ou large number of
photographs tuNen dminr ti,c past
fhi,l, Years
'l't increase in brightness apparent
rs hvean on June an amt on tune OH
10 was 10000 times ns bright as u was
originality ana hs fat the most hril-
liaut star IN the summer sky Il then
began 90 fade at first rapidly. and
then moro gradually. with occaAlonal
oscillations in light Ry August first.
70 had become reduced 10 one nun
dred'h of its greatest hrilianry
'ii ia clear that the outburat Of
uuNs must represent something ia the
nature ni celestial paiaHtrophr.
since no ordinai, nhyslcni process can
account for the extraordinary Increase
~ light within H few hours Two
theories have been suggcstcr TO ac-
count fot tho phenomenon the coils
ION OF two STARS and tho collision OF
sim With cloud OF ucbuous gas
81 present there rs little TO choose he
tween them but the results OF he
study of Nova Aquiac mny sid in a.
decision
"Anau from direct photographs OF
the region surrounding the star and
accurate determinations OF It's yaria
iion in light the principal ohaorva
tionnl work at the Mount Wilson obs
serVntory has been devoted 10 study
OF It's spectrum In general this has
followed That OF other temporary
stars beginning with spectrum In
many ways resembling familiar
etellar type 10 developed serics Of
broad fright bands due 10 hydrogen
ana helium These underwent many
variations but within few weeks the
bright binds characteristic OF nehulac
began to appear.
"A remarkable and most important
development IN tine spectrum detected
on photographs taken az Mount VII.
son. WINS the appearance on the see
md night after its discover1 oi nm
tVttnordinary number OF fnrly mar
row absorption lines Win the aid
Of comparisons with Other stellar spec
trac u has been found possible to
idontfs most Of these with lines due
/ GO he metals iron chromium. and
titandmm The interesting feature.
however if that they are displaced
very great, toward the violet from
their normal positions
"Now We know with certainty Of no
physical cause Witch can displace so
large number of lines TO such an ex
ient und leave them even moderately
well defined other ihnn motion In the
hudS producing thcm Interpreted on
TINS hnsis me gas to which THESE lines