Great January Daylight Comet 1910
THE COMET, Visible at Skegness.
The new comet, other than that named after Halley, which has put in so sensational and unexpected an appearance is clearly visible from Skegness and district—when the sky is clear enough.
From Skegness it can be seen when standing at Barlow’s corner, exactly over the railway station booking office.
It is bright, and has a tail pointing in an upward direction. Authorities differ at to what comet it may be, some being of opinion that it is a new one. In the old days comets were regarded as presaging great and momentous events.
Considering the important questions to be solved by this General Election, it would not be surprising that a brand-new comet should make a special effort to attend at the same time. Sir Robert Ball, the world-famed astronomer, describes the comet as superb, and thinks it will be visible for several days before disappearing, never to be seen again.
Source: Skegness, Mablethorpe and Alford News, 26th January, 1910.
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