HALLEY'S COMET.
WHEN IT MAY BE SEEN
The following table ahows the times of rising of the comet and the sun, also the distance of the comet frm the earth, from to day to May 30th:-
On May 19th the comet will pass acioas the sun's disc between 1.50 and 2.50 p.m., and after that date the comet will appear in the western sky after sunset.
Distance of cornel: from Comet Sun the earth rises. rises, (in millions Date. a.m. a.m. i of miles. May 3 3.38 6.38 66 ,, 4 3.37 6.39 62 ., 5 3.36 6.40 59 „ 6 3.34 6.41 56 „ 7 3.35 6.42 52 M 8 3.36 6.43 48 ,. 9 3.37 6.44 45 „ 10 3.40 6.44 41 „ 11 S.44 6 46 37 „ 12 3.48 6.47 34 „ 13 3.57 6.48 30 „ 14 4.9 6.49 27 „ 15 4.28 6.50 24 „ 16 4.48 6.51 21 ., I? 5.17 6 52 18 „ 18 5.58 6.53 16 .. 19 6.49 6.54 15
Date. May 20 Sun sets p.m. 4.39 Distance of comet from Comet the earth sets (in millions p.m. of miles). 5.48 14 „ 21 4,38 6.32 15 „ 22 4.37 7.33 16 „ 23 4.36 7.55 18 „ 24 4.36 9.27 21 „ 25 4.35 10.0 24 „ 26 4.84 10.19 27 „ 27 4.33 10.22 30 „ 23 4.33 10.33 34 „ 29 4.32 10.38 37 .. 30 4.32 10.4 41
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10034, 3 May 1910, Page 7
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218HALLEY'S COMET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10034, 3 May 1910, Page 7
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