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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Monsieur Messier, astronomer in Paris, reports discovering a new comet on April 6, 1771, near the Pleiades in Aries, visible with telescope, with details on its nucleus, nebulosity, tail, and apparent movement towards Earth.
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The 6th Instant I discovered another new Comet under the Pleiades, towards the right Hand, between the Nu and Epsilon of the Constellation of Aries; it was scarcely to be seen with the naked Eye, but with the Help of a Telescope the Nucleus is brilliant, though not well terminated, surrounded by some Nebulosity, and with a Tail about two Degrees and a Half long, directed towards the Pleiades. Its apparent Movement is according to the Order of the Signs, and goes at the Rate of about one Degree ten Minutes right Ascension, and twenty six Minutes of north Declination every twenty four Hours. We cannot as yet be certain of its Approach to or Recess from the Earth, though it rather seems that it approaches towards us.
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Paris
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April 6, 1771
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Discovery of a new comet under the Pleiades, between Nu and Epsilon of Aries; scarcely visible to naked eye, brilliant nucleus with telescope, surrounded by nebulosity, tail two and a half degrees long towards Pleiades; movement at one degree ten minutes right ascension and twenty-six minutes north declination per twenty-four hours; appears to approach Earth.