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Comet Peltier-Whipple. This was probably the brightest of the numerous comets that were observed in 1932. It was on the verge of naked-eye visibility at the end of August. Astr. Nach., 5905, contains observations of it made by R. M. Aller of Lalin Observatory on twelve nights between August 25 and September 19; also drawings of the comet on August 27, 28, September 2 and 7. The tail is multiple; the main branch is triple and was traced to the length of a degree on August 28. Its position angle changed from about 300° on August 27 to about 330° on September 7. A short, but bright, tail was inclined at about 45° to the main tail, on the side of greater angle. The sketches show a coma about 3′ in diameter round the nucleus.
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Astronomical Topics. Nature 131, 173 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131173a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131173a0