Comet Now Visible From New Zealand
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... WELLINGTON, March 16. .■ A comej; that was . first . reported from Grepce can now be observed from New Zealand. This comet is stated by the directpr of the Carter Observatory, Mlx I. L. Thomsen,. to be of the tenth -magnitude, and to be iii the constellation o.f Hercules. It cannot be sesn by the naked eye, but can be observed through -an ordinary teleseope. It is a diffused object and no reports of a tail have been received.
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 March 1948, Page 5
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