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IT may interest those who possess small telescopes to know that this comet is now within the range of instruments of moderate apertures. On November 10 I had a very satisfactory view of it, with a 4″ equatorial by Cooke; no signs of a nucleus were observed, but there appeared to be a slight condensation of light on the following side of the comet.
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ELGER, T. Encke's Comet. Nature 5, 45 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/005045b0
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