Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
ASTRONOMY.

An amateur astronomer named
Blathwayt. at Braamfontein. South
Africa, discovered a new comet on
January Is.
An amateur astronomer. William
Reid of Rondebosch. South Africa,
discovered a new comet on January %.
The Pons-Winnecke comet, which
made one Of Its sexennial visits TO the
earth's neighborhood. was detected
March by DR.. George Van Bies-
brock Of the Yerkes Observatory.
Williams Bay, Wis. II came within
100000 miles Of the earth on June
q. closer, with one exception, than
any comet had been known TO come
In the past.
A new comet was discovered on
March 10 by DIR. Carl l.. Stearns of
the Van Week Observatory Of Cen
necticut Wesleyan University.
The Grigg SIX jeIlerup comet was fis-
covered on March 30 by DIR. George
Van Biesbroeck OF the Yerkes Observ.
atory.
An Australian justice of the peace
and amateur astronomer. Walter r.
Gale, discovered a new comet on
June Z.
Schaumasse's periodic comet was
observed on its return on October 4
by Prof. Van Biesbroeck Of the Yerkes
Observatory and possibly by Gerald
Merton of the British Royal Observa-
tory a little earlier.
Encke's comet. a periodic visitor.
was found or November IL an II came
near the earth again by Prof. George
Van Biesbroeck Of the Yerkes Observ.
atory.
A naked.eys comet. visible In both
she Northern and Southern Hemis.
pheres. was discovered December . ny
r. Skjelierupr Australian amateur.
and was visible just before Christmas.
A new star was locates In the Milky
Way by DR.. Max Wolf Of the Heidei-
berg Observatory In Germany.
a comet and a nova, or new star,
we're discovered within three days by
two German astronomers. Drs. A.
Echwsssmsn and Wachmann.
Prof. Joel Stebbins Of the Uniyer.
sity Of Wisconsin announced The dis
covery that the satellites Of Jupiter
always keep the sam side turned TO-
ward their parent planet. just as the
moon does toward the earth.
An eclipse Of the sun on June -
visible In England and Norway. was
seen at certain points along the path
81 totally by astronomers from the
British Royal Observatory snd the
Hamburg Observatory In Germany.
though American astronomers In Nor.
way were unable TO see any Of II on
account Of cloudy weather
The aid Of the Canadian Mounted
Police. Catholic missionaries % the
EskimoE. fur trappers and others was
asked by DIR. Willard j. Fisher of the
| Harvard College Observatory In Oh
serving the total eclipse OF the moon
on June 49,
Discovery Of just how the solar Ya
diation varies was announced by DR.
e. q. Abbot Of the Smithsonian In
sfitution.
Many large sunspots were observed
and magnetic storms on the earth
took place In apparent conjunction
with them.
The possibility that stars may bs
! liguid was advanced by Prof J. IT.
Jeans. English astronome'.
Bssait. u rock common on the earth
| IN not present on the surface 0f thu
moon. Or Fred r.. Wright If the Car
HeRis Institution told member. of thu
National Academy Of Sciences In 70
| porting a series of studies he had
/ made with q new instrument.
( The sun snh the nearby stars ma
4 be ~ WASH GOlG Oh GOntftiE duhf,
/ said Prof Edward u. ring of Har
! ward observatory thus causing ths
/ more distant stars 20 appear rsdfe'
| than the nearer ones, an effect thai
} has actually been observed.
/ The radius Of the Universe was es
fjmsted as to0. 900 900 light years b,
Prof r. r. Whitaker ~ F.dinburgt
! University ia report 10 the British
| Association for the Adya ncement III
scienre
IN the hands 0f amateur antF6n
oTners In all parts of The world, hi
invention. the speef iioseope, ma
"a fsF toWard solving outkta nfine
solar mysteries. Or. George Eliery
! Hale, honorary director of the Noun
| WILSON Observatory, declared.
A G0tneh rejecting telescope, IN,
| largest In the Southern Hemisphere
| and the third largest In the world
was ordered for the new south Afri
ran station N the Harvard Colisg,
Oh 'rystoTy, which 'wili replace shs
former station ~ Arequipa. Peru.
The solar wave lengths In the un
expired regions ~ the spectrum wer,
ina pped by the United htstss Bnrss,
II Vita nda IDS in cooperation with Al
| lsahsny Obserya tory.
| Tie largest disk ~ optical siasi
| ever easi in the United States wal
| made tjp the Nit4d states Bureau O
Standards, the rejecting telescope