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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1957)
o O O MEDrORD (OHESOIO MAIL TWIUKZ Wednesday. August 14, 1937 Comet Mrkos Still Visible in Northwest Br FAY BENTLEY Sky-minded earth-dw&lers re cently experienced a delightful surprise when a second com within a period, of four months was observed in the northwest ern sky! A cable from K. A. Thernoe m Copenhagen reporU the covery of a new comet by A. Mrkos. S. M. Laustsen also from Copenhagen gave a second posi tion on this same comet which 0has been given the number 1957d. This celestial visitor, report ed by Mrkos as third magnitude and by Laustsen as second mag nitude, was easily visible to the naked eye. It appeared as a dif fuse object with a nucleus or central condensation called the head and a rather short gaseous tail. Accural Position Later cables from Thernoe at Copenhagen report that accurate positions .and daily motion of Comet Mrkos (1957d) are being obtained by astronomers Hoeg and Laustsen. Aug. 6, the comet had reached first magnitude which indicated that this unexpected visitor was brightening and at that observation was as bright as the brighter stars. From the Griffith Observa tory, Dr. C. H. Cleminshaw re ported that, "Airline pilot Peter Cherbak saw a comet five de grees east of the star Castor on July 31 and Aug. 1. Clouds pre vented confirmation until Aug. 4." A similar repert for Aug. 2 was made by A. V. Shatzel, di rector of the Adler planetarium. Many comets are seen each year by people who study the celtstial sphere telescopically, but only' a small percentage of those so observed become visible to the naked eye. Comet Arend Roland which was seen during the latter part of April 1957, people in this part of the world was the first comet visible to since 1910. Seen in Oregon On Friday evening, Aug. 9, a number of Oregon residents ob served Comet Mrkos shining brightly low in the northwestern sky. On Sunday evening, Aug. 11, the comet was barely dis cernible to the naked eye, but plainly visible when binoculars were employed. ' Comets are unpredictable and it would be difficult to say how long this one may be visible; probably a few days. However, when the moon rises late enough to give no interference, the comet may appear brighter. To locate this comet look to the northwest about 8:30 p.m. or as soon as it becomes dark. Not far above the horizon and directly beneath the bowl of the Big Dipper shines this unex pected celestial guest. Those who observed Comet Arend-Roland will find Ahis ex perience helpful when locating Comet Mrkos. It may be neces sary to use binoculars. Comet Mrkos is situated in the part of the sky where the con stellations, due to the earth s rotation, seem to encircle the North Star. The Comet, is de scribing this large arc, will sink beneath the horizon part of the night, but should reappear in the northeastern sky in the hours before dawn. 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Ule Indians Claim 1873 Sale Was Gyp Denver (IP) The Ute Indians say the 3,700,000 acres of South western Colorado they sold the federal government was "worth some 537,500,000 $37 million more than they were paid In 1873. The value was put on the land in Denver Tuesday by Ute rep resentatives during the hearings on their claims, and the claims of other Indian nations in west ern states who say they were gypped on land sales. They said the "fair market value of the land" was deter mined by a team of Colorado historians and appraisers, head ed by Gerald T. Hart of Denver, a real estate consultant. Hearing the case are U.S. In dian Claims Commissioners Ed gar E. Witt, William M. Holt and Louis O'Marr of Washing ton, D.C. 'Shasta' Test Again Delayed 24 Hours Las Vegas, Nev. IIP) Unfa vorable winds again today forced the Atomic Energy com mission to call another 24-hour delay in the firing of its "Shas ta" nuclear device. It marked a record number of 16 times that the test has been postponed. Scientists resched uled the shot to be fired from a 500-foot tower for 5 a.m., p.d.t. Thursday. However, the AEC said it has another device ready to fire and would decide later today wheth er to go ahead with the "Shasta" test Thursday or trigger the other device instead. The AEC waited until the last minute to postpone the much delayed "Shasta" test in hopes that the wind conditions would improve. Company To Service Northern Defense Line Point Barrow, Alaska HP) Operation and maintenance of the DEW line, an outer-edge de fense as tough to crack as a block of marble, was given to Federal Electric Corp. by the Air Force in dedication ceremo nies here Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Stanltey T. Wray turned the $500 million project over to FEC representative Fred Farwell, executive vice presi dent of the International Tele phone and Telegraph Corp., of which FEC is a field service or ganization. The DEW line, constructed under a U.S.-Canada agreement, is a 3,000-mile string of radar stations stretching across the top of North America to warn of approaching enemy aircraft. POSTAL UNION MEETS Ottawa (IP) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker today opened the 14th congress of the Univer sal Postal Union here, the first ever held in Canada. Some 300 delegates from 91 countries packed the Senate chamber, of the Parliament building to hear Diefenbaker open the eight-week conference. The delegates, most ly high-ranking postal officials, will meet twice daily. Plagued Day And Night with Bladder Discomfort? Such common thins u unwise ettini or drinkinff mar b a source of mild, but annoying bladder irritations making you feel restless, tense, and uncomfortable. And if restless nights, with nagging backache, headache or muscular aches and pains due to over-exertion, strain or emotional upset, are adding to your misery don't wait try Doan's Pills. 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