Show COMET APPROACHES EARTH May Be Accompanied by Meteoric Shower CAMBRIDGE CA Mass April 23 Win Win comet the periodic which ac according according according ac- ac cording to Dr Crommelin a British astronomer will approach very near to the earth in June is increasing gradually gradually ally in brightness but is still stilt much to too faint to be seen with the naked eye ve Word to this effect has been received received at the Harvard college observatory from Professor A. A O. O Leuschner of th the students' students observatory of f the University of California at Berkeley Berkele I I The comet will approach nearest to the sun on June 13 when its distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance from the sun will be nearly the same as that of the earth According According According Ac Ac- cording to the computations of Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Leuschner who has made a detailed study of the comets comet's orbit the exact distance from the sun wilbe will wil willbe willbe be 1017 times the mean distance o othe of the the- earth from the sun or about miles It is estimated that on May 5 the comet will be about abou two and a half times as bright blight as when first detected on April 10 but still visible only through fairly large telescopes I METEORIC SHOWER BERKELEY Cal Gal April 23 Doubt Doubt as to whether comet which is now approaching the earth will be lie in a position to be seen by the naked eye during its present visitation was vas expressed today by Professor A. A O. O Leuschner of the students' students observatory of the tho University University University sity of California The only way the phenomena will affect the tho earth arth will be bo in the form of a meteoric shower which should be somewhat spectacular he said The visitation is due late In May or early In June but will not be apparent to 9 the earth until this shower occurs The comet returns every five and a fraction years The present visitation will give us usa usa usa a much better opportunity to observe the comet than the last one when but hut buta huta a small meteoric shower was visible Professor Leuschner said that he heis heis heis is completing an outline of calculations calculations calculations and observations which would place the proximity of the comet to the earth |