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Show 'iNTffiSKY I Two Can Be Seen With H Naked Eye. -One Is H Brilliant tH San Jose. Cal.. Oct. 21. Astronom- H ers now, according to Dr. R. G. Alt- H ken of Lick Observatory, arc enjoy- ing the unusual experience, of observ- jH ing two bright comets, one in tho IH western sky shortly after sunset, tho jH other in the eastern sky in the early H morning H "Tho former, discovered by M. Be- H lavsky, on September 2S," said Dr. H Altken tonight, "has just passed Us H point of nearest approach to (ho .sun, IH almost grazing its surface, and is now lH traveling rapidly away from It. At H present It Is a conspicuous object for H naked oyc observation, having a very H bright head and a tail about seven H degrees long. It should bo looked for a little north of the sunset point, im- H mediately after dark. It will prob- H ably remain visible for at least a -week longer "Tho head of the other comet, dls- H covered by Dr Brooks last July, Is I j brighter now than that of Halley'B at Its brightest, and as It Is still trav- H cling toward the sun. It should in- crease in brightness during tho next H ton days. Last night in spite of H moonlight, the tail could be traced jH with tho naked eye through about 20 degrees. For the remainder of the H month It will be a brilliant object in H the morning sky. northeast of Venus, H tho morning star The best time' to jH see it Is a little before 5 o'clock. H "In addition to these two bright JH comets, at least four others, visible H onlv with tho telescope, are known jH to bo in the neighborhood of the sun. IH One of theBe. Enbko's comet, returns IH to the sun at regular intervals of IH about three and one-half years and. has H been observed at more returns than H any other comet. Another Is making H its second visit to the sun. The re- H mainlng two, like the two bright com- IH ots, move in what astronomers call H parabolic orbits and aro now . seen IH for the first time, as far as Is known.'' H oo |