“The Comet continues visible...”
Date
2-28-1812
Newspaper
Western Intelligencer
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Worthington, Ohio
Serial Number
1197
Abstract
Notice that the comet of 1811-1812 remains visible. From the Salem Gazette(possibly Massachusetts)
Transcript
THE COMET continues visible. It has passed the equator, and was on Wednesday evening last in about 1 1-2 degrees of south declination, and in 312 degrees of Right Ascension. It is easily perceived by the naked eye, a little after 6 o'clock in the evening, bearing about W. by S. and 10 or 12 degrees above the horizon. Its distance from the earth is about 290 millions of miles.--Salem Gaz.
Recommended Citation
"“The Comet continues visible...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1150.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1150
