THE NEW COMET.
SEEN. ]?BOM PATEA. Mr. G. R. Homer, of Pntea, in a noto dated September 13, writes: "The new comet was picked up at Patea on Wednesday evening, and again on Thursday. During the interval jt had moved east by north. It is invisible to the naked eye, but plainly seen through a small telescope or binoculars. It has a bright head, and , faint-spreading fniif shaped tuit directed upwards. On Thursday evening (tho 12th) the comet's position was approximately 14 hours right ascension and 35 degrees south declination, nearly on a line between Theta Centauri nnd Pi Virginis—about a degree distant from tho former. On Thursday, it appeared brighter than on tho'previous evening."
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1545, 14 September 1912, Page 4
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115THE NEW COMET. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1545, 14 September 1912, Page 4
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