On the great comet

✍ Scribed by B. A. Gould

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1880
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 310 KB
• Volume: 97
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-6337
• DOI: 10.1002/asna.18800970403

✦ Synopsis

The Cordoba observations of the comet extend from the 5 t h to the 19 th of February, during which period the weather was exceptionally favorable. The head was not visible in the mists of the horizon until Febr. 4, I n mj7 letter of Febr. I7 I mentioned the remarkable characteristics of the tail, which was about 40" long, comparatively faint, and of nearly the same brightness throughout its whole length, Careful drawings of its D a t e m which evening I saw it for a few moments in the twilight, but could not compare it with any star. On IS80 Febr. , 5

i 9 9 11 12 14 1 5 17 18 :9 At position were independently made by two observers on every night while it remained visible. It faded gradu-Cordoba 31. T.

the 19th it could only be recognized as a scarcely perceptible whiteness in the field of the large equatoreal 1)f 2@/z centimeters aperture; and although I made a series of comparisons, the result is not entitled to much confidence. On the 20th it could not be detected notvithstanding the ephemeris was good and the comet must have been in the field. No nucleus was at any 8h30%W 8