Nine Photographs Obtained by 

 Apparatus at HarvardObserv- 

 atory;Pubiic6iven Opportunity 

 to Use Prismatic Reflectors. 



: Flaring up in a clear, moonless sky, 

 Halley's comet was seen by thousands 

 in all parts of Greater Boston, 'be- 

 tween 7:30 and 10 o'cloclc last niglit 

 At the Harvard Observatory nine 

 splendid photographs were talien of 

 the wonder, and its recent changes, 

 both in shape and light reflection, 

 were specifically determined. I£ the 

 sky is clear tonight the comet v/ill 

 be almost equally visible, and similar 

 observations will be made. 



As a special advantage for those 

 Interested, the Harvard Observatory 

 opened up one of the four-inch prls- 

 imatic reflectors for public use, and 

 'scores of interested watchers saw 

 the hrilliant spectacle. 



As viewed last night through the 

 telescopes, the comet showed 6.43 

 magnitudes of brightness. The 

 cleus was clearly defined and was not 

 split in halves, as it appeared some 

 days ago to western observers. The 

 jet of extremely bright light extend- 

 .ing 2% minutes to the southwest on 

 May 23 and 24 had also disappeared. 

 Loon Campbell determined the com- 

 et's brightness, as viewed by the 

 naked eye, as 2 minutes, or about the 

 brightness of the pole star. The 

 length of the tail measured 40 degrees. 



"''Through the courtPBj' of Harvard 

 Observatory. The, Her&ld Is able' to 

 present Jo Its. readers a table iihow- 

 in.^ ilie.i best hours for> viewing the 

 comet and Its tall from today until 

 !May 31. The hoiirs are 'mathcmatic-' 

 iilly correct for Bofiton ' , . ' 

 ■ti'iThe; table foilcws: ' ^ 



•V • Scbeduis 0* Comet, . 



May IS ■ f.:6T 



Mayl? :.r.l' 



Mdy:0... %U<i 



'May 21...., 5:X; 



,May :'2.' 



May 2.3 .....10 30 



May ;4 1I>:4.t 



May 25 ....W 



I; May »! U;0!: 



•May in llrOT 



May 2S U::0' 



'M^yW .....11:11 



fMay SO 11:1:; 



iMay 31 11.13 



11. M. 



2.S9 

 2:Al 

 3:44 

 «:4i 

 3:44 



