Nov 1882
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Nature, Volume 27, Issue 681, pp. 52 (1882).
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THE great comet was again a magnificent object in our southeastern sky, at 5.10 this morning. The startlingly sharp definition of October 23 had given place to a softer outline; but the apparent length of the tail was at least as great, and the noclens surprisingly bright, with a distinct scintillation, even in comparison with two near stars. Major J. Herschel's experience of finding himself gazing at the comet without seeing it, in a clear sky, differs from mine, as I have on two occasions, since October 23, seen it perfectly visible, though wan, in bright moonlight, and when the sky at that elevation above the horizon van not free from haze. On October 23 I saw the strong apparent shadow spoken of by one of your correspondents, but here it was much blacker below the bright convex line of the tail than between the cleft at the end of clear definition. It did not seem to me the effect of contrast merely; but like that blackness through which the stars shone darkly in the recent southward display of aurora borealis.
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