Show A new brooks comet A new comet was discovered by dr william R broche director of the smith observatory and professor of astronomy in gabort college gene geneva va N Y on the morning of january 2 26 6 at 15 hours the position of the comet at discovery was right aacen hours 19 minutes 30 seconds declination north 47 degrees 10 minutes with a moderate motion in a northwest direction the new comet appears fairly large bright an diffused with considerable central condensation densa tion and a very short tall tail tho the comet Is visible with a three inch telescope and at discovery was in the northern part of the constellation Ifer hercules cules |