. Guide leaflet. by Max WolfCOMET MOREHOUSE (1908 III)Discovered November, 1908, by D. W. More-house at Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin. Aseries of paraboHc hoods enclose the head of thecomet. FVom Handhnch der Astrophysik, Band IV i COMETS, METEORS, AND METEORITES COMET ROUDAME July, 13, 1S93. Tho oamora inovinl with tluMoinct, Ikmicc, tlie stationary stars show as short white hnos These cah 76^6 years, inese caiculations and observationsroinovod comets from thedomain of legend and es-tablished them as partof our sohir system. The periodicity of a con-siderable number of com-ets has been confir
. Guide leaflet. by Max WolfCOMET MOREHOUSE (1908 III)Discovered November, 1908, by D. W. More-house at Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin. Aseries of paraboHc hoods enclose the head of thecomet. FVom Handhnch der Astrophysik, Band IV i COMETS, METEORS, AND METEORITES COMET ROUDAME July, 13, 1S93. Tho oamora inovinl with tluMoinct, Ikmicc, tlie stationary stars show as short white hnos These cah 76^6 years, inese caiculations and observationsroinovod comets from thedomain of legend and es-tablished them as partof our sohir system. The periodicity of a con-siderable number of com-ets has been these Enckes comet,discovered November 26, 1818, is theMercury of Comets. It completes itselhptical orbit of 2,324,060,000 milesin years. It is brightly lit up whenit passes within 31 million miles of thesun and may then be readily seen witha telescope. In its revolutions it is alsoaffected by planetary disturbances as aresome 60 other comets with known periodsof less than 80 vears. Astronomers divide.
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