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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 641, 14 June 1921, Page 5

"A miss is as good as a mile, • ;.r.d sometimes it is considerably note. Speculation as to whether the Pons Winnecke comet will hit the earth is now ended, for it will be at its nearest to the earth next Monday,when it will probably still be invisible To the naked eye. and will be a trifle of 12tj million miles! away. This interesting detail is contained in the scientific journal Nature. According to that paper the position of the comet on May 2 was 16 -hours 58 minutes right ascension, 44 degrees 39 minutes north declination ; and on May 17, .17 hours 12 minutes right ascension, 47 degrees 18 minutes north declination, which gives the direction of the comet as accurately as is possible. Dr C. E. Adams, Government Astronomer, has received from the Harvard University observer (in California) similar data, which endorses the British calculation as to the position and direction of the comet. Astronomical students will also be interested to know that the cornet will pass its perihelion (nearest approach to the sun) on June 13.