COMETS.
TO THE EDITOII OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES) Sin, —A telegram from Auckland, given in your paper a few days ago, stated that a comet win visible -10 degrees from the sun in full daylight. Venus ten days ago was distant from the sun *lO degrees. I believe that the comet was Venus. Those who picked up the planet did not know that Venus is always visible in daylight when clear of the sun's glare. I found Venus to-day quite easily, standing in shadow, to protect the eye from the sun, half-way between the sun and the moon, as a bright white spot.—l am, &c., Obseuvee. Wellington, April 25.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5329, 26 April 1878, Page 5
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110COMETS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5329, 26 April 1878, Page 5
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