THE COMET.
DOES NOT POSSESS THREE TAILS
[By Telegraph—Pross Association.] Thames, last night. Regarding the comet, Mr J. Grigg, of the Thames Observatory, holding a high position in astronomical circles, says that the comet has a brilliant nucleus. Its tail is wide, but not spreading out very much. In the centre a bright stream appears, which probably has given rise to the statement that it had three tails. It is a very beautiful object, and is similar in general appearance to Coggin’s comet of 1874. As it is receding from the sun it jvill be seen higher up in the sky each evening, fading at daylight and rising at moonlight. The moonlight, which partly overpowered its lustre last evening, will be absent next week, when, if the weather be favorable, it should be well seen.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 97, 3 May 1901, Page 2
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135THE COMET. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 97, 3 May 1901, Page 2
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