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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1910
Page
3
John Ritchie Jr of the Boston Scientific Society predicts the Earth will pass through Halley’s comet tail tonight. He notes no meteor shower is likely due to tenuous gases, and while auroral displays may affect wireless telegraphy, no danger from the tail is expected.
The Boston Post informs readers how to follow Halley's comet location changes for the rest of May. Leon Campbell at the Harvard Observatory provides the data, including related details of interest connected with the comet.
California geologists plan to trap particles from Halley’s comet’s tail at Mount Wilson Observatory as Earth passes through the trail. A glycerine-coated plate atop a tall tower will capture dust samples. Dr. George Hale, director of the observatory, voices cautious optimism about the effort.
Astronomers worldwide monitor the comet’s tail with powerful telescopes and cameras hoping to capture visual or photographic views of the tail as it transits the sun. Experts weigh possible effects on Earth while wireless operators case for disturbances from charged tail particles and naval and telecommunication services brace for potential interference.
Professor Winslow Upton of Brown University forecasts Halley’s comet will sweep Earth’s sky with a long pale tail and fans of light near the horizon around midnight. Astronomer Seagrave notes strong illumination possible if skies clear, with prime viewing from 11 to 2 tomorrow night and a rare right handed comet path. Todd cautions on uncertain tail depth, likely 150000 miles if passing through the tail. Early reports describe an 85 degree tail length, about 160 moon diameters, and the season’s best view may occur Wednesday morning. the Eastern hemisphere may see greater effects. If skies are clear next Monday evening offers another view, with the moon eclipsed and the sky free of bright sun or moon.
Amherst College astronomer Professor Todd tells the Post that earth will pass through Halley’s comet tail today at noon, at 40 miles per second, with naked eye visibility and no eclipse. He estimates the comet’s solid material is tiny, and notes the bifurcated tail and great length relative to the moon.
Texans fear Halley's comet will destroy the earth on Wednesday causing widespread disruption. Negroes flee fields to camp meetings across the state with more than two thousand in southwest Texas abandoning crops and vowing not to return before May 19.
Dr Charles E Olmstead recalls New England households saving candles to read papers by the comet of 1858. He describes bright nights as the head of the comet rose in the southwest and its tail arched high, with mass residents outdoors reading newspapers by candlelight during spring evenings.
Washington observers report that humans will not see or be harmed by the comet tail as it passes Earth. Professor Asaph Hall of the observatory estimates the tail will arrive around 11 o'clock tonight and linger for several hours, placing inhabitants briefly in the path of the tail.
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