Comet Gale 1912

 Derby Daily Telegraph Tuesday 15^th October 1912

 

 

Gale’s Comet has been well seen with the 6in. equatorial at Mr. F. J. Hanbury's Observatory, Brockhurst, East Grinstead, during the past week. The Superintendent, however, says in a letter to the Times that it is somewhat north of its predicted place in the ephemeris and the difference is on the increase amounting to nearly one degree last night. It is rising rapidly in declination and  appears be brightening, also; when first seen it was estimated about fifth magnitude  but now nearer the fourth.  It, was really a fine object last night, being found in twilight.  On a dark sky it had an extensive coma, with a large bright nucleus and a tail at least half degree length. It  was very plain in the finder, and was about south of Alpha Serpentis. sighting along the telescope it was seen with the naked eye, as a little misty spot just below the bright star. It is evidently proving to be a more interesting object than was at first anticipated, and seems likely to remain in view for some little time.

 

My note 

The comet was discovered by Walter Gale at Sydney NSW on September 8^th 1912. He may have made the discovery with his 6.5 inch Thomas Cooke telescope

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