Observatory Discovers New Comet, Detected by Camera

A new comet, which cannot yet be seen by the naked eye, has been recorded by patrol cameras at the Harvard Observatory, Fred L. Whipple, lecturer and tutor in the department of Astronomy announced yesterday.

Whipple said that the comet, which now appears almost overhead in the constellation Coma Berenices, is moving in a southwesterly direction and should become visible through small telescopes in about six weeks.