THE COMET.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2638, 20 September 1882, Page 3

THE COMET.

[FBBSfI ASSOCIATION THXiEGRAM.] WELLINGTON, September 19. The comet was clearly visible at two o'olock to-day. It created considerable exoitement. It was a most brilliant object even to the naked eye when seen from the shadow of any building shutting off the sun. Dr. Heotor states it was within five degrees of the sun and rapidly approaching it. He has observed it nightly sinoe the 11 ch instant, and expeott that it will get round the sub to-morrow, when the sun also orosses the equator, being the equinox. After getting round the snn, its oourse will be towards the northern hemisphere, and it will not be visible here after sunset. Dr. Heotor says the head strongly resembles the engravings of Donati's comet, the tail is short, but very fanlike.

DUNEDIN, September 19. Mr Arthur Beverley writes as follows to the " Evening Star " to-night concerning the oomet: —" The great oomet was in perihelion last night, and is now receding from the sun in nearly the same direotion that it approached him. It went very near the sun at perihelion, and was twice in conjunction with him within a few hours, the eastern portion of its orbit being deaoribed in the interval. It approached perihelion on the remote side of the sun, and is receding from it on the near side, hence it is muoh nearer the earth than before. At sunriee to-day it was 4deg west from the sun ; at 10 a m. it was a littlo more than drfcdeg west. It is exceedingly brilliant, and will probably be distinctly visible to the naked eye io the day time for several days."