THE NEW COMET.
Mr A. W. Burrell, of the Stratford Observatory, writes: The comet which was mentioned in your paper last week and which has been under observation each night since Friday night, is easily seen with the unaided eye. It is outside the earth's orbit'and moving rapidly in a north-westerly direction, its position at about 7 p.m. last night be, ing: Eight ascension 23 hours 32 minutes ; south declination, 37 degrees 50 minutes. On Wednesday night it will be near the first magnitude star Fornalhaut. This star is easily located, being the first bright star southeast of Jupiter. Owing to the proximity of the moon the comet's light will b© apparently diminished for a few nights.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 36, 29 September 1914, Page 2
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117THE NEW COMET. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 36, 29 September 1914, Page 2
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