The article discusses the discovery of a new comet by the astronomer Frederick Leonard at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Leonard first spotted the comet on February 18th while examining photographic plates taken with the observatory's 26-inch refractor telescope. The comet is currently visible to the naked eye low in the western sky after sunset and may become brighter in the coming weeks as it approaches the sun.
The article discusses the discovery of a new comet by the astronomer Frederick Leonard at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Leonard first spotted the comet on February 18th while examining photographic plates taken with the observatory's 26-inch refractor telescope. The comet is currently visible to the naked eye low in the western sky after sunset and may become brighter in the coming weeks as it approaches the sun.
The article discusses the discovery of a new comet by the astronomer Frederick Leonard at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Leonard first spotted the comet on February 18th while examining photographic plates taken with the observatory's 26-inch refractor telescope. The comet is currently visible to the naked eye low in the western sky after sunset and may become brighter in the coming weeks as it approaches the sun.