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New Comet Will Shine Here Soon

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Professor Harlow Shapley, director of the University Observatory, announced yesterday that his station in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, had just recorded a comet described as the brightest since the discovery of Haley's comet in 1910. Sky-minded newspapers in South Africa and New Zealand had reported spotting the comet on Wednesday.

Local observes can glimpse this latest celestial phenomenon, which has a tail 25 degrees long, within the next few nights, possibly with the naked eyes. Those going comet-hunting for the first time should look into the sky just after sunset to the left of the area where the sun sets.

The discoverer of the comet, possibly an observer on a ship at sea, is still unknown. When this yet unnamed comet leaves our hemisphere, it's a 75-year wait before another comet circles the sun.

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