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BROOKS'S NEW COMET (1893c).—In the Astronomical journal (No. 306), Prof. E. E. Barnard briefly describes a photograph of this new comet, which he was able to obtain with a 6-inch Willard lens. The exposure was made under conditions not very conducive to good results, owing to the low position of the comet and the presence of the zodiacal light. The negative exhibits, however, many points of interest, and its Characteristic features are described as similar to those shown in the photographs of Swift's comet 1892 I. Prof. Barnard's description is as follows:—“The plate shows the tail to a distatice of 3½°. This tail irregularly divides into two slightly divergent branches. There are two narrow straight rays springing out from the head on opposite sides, and nearly symmetrical With the main tail. The north ray, which seems to leave the region of the nucleus, is inclined to the body of the comet by about 45°; the southern, which leaves the comet 10′ or 15′ back of the head, is inclined about 30°. They are both about ½ long. There are faint evidences of several other rays from the southern side of the comet.”
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 49, 67 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/049067a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/049067a0