THE NEW COMET.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 May 1901, Page 3

THE NEW COMET.

(per press association)

The comet is visible between 5 and 6 o’clock in the evening in the western sky.

Nelson, May 1. The comet was plainly visible hero at six o’clock this evening. Wellington, This Day. The comet was seen at Karori this morning by Mr G. V. Hudson, who writes as follows:

“I observed a large comet between 5.25 and 5.45 o’clock this morning'. I should estimate the apparent length of the tail as seen by me at about three lunar diameters, but there was a strong dawn at the time of observation, which would hide the fainter portions of the tail. The comet was low on the eastern horizon, and appeared closer to the sun than the planet Mercury, which was visible in the sky some distance above the comet. Stated very roughly, the position of the comet was about north declination 4deg. and right ascension Ihr 20min. The comet wa* very bright to the naked eye, even with the strong light which existed in the sky at the time of observation.” Auckland, This Day. The comet was seen at 6 last evening by Mr Stevenson F.8.A.5., but owing to the low altitude telescopic observations cannot bo made.