THESE ARE THE DISCOVERY
IMAGES
OF COMET P/METCALF 1906
VI
Provided by the Plate Stacks of Harvard
College Observatory
with the gracious and courteous assistance
of Martha Hazen
Below is the discovery image of Comet
P/1906 VI
using the 12" Metcalf Photographic
Doublet
from Taunton, Massachusetts on November
14th 1906.
This image clearly shows the motion
of the comet
as opposed to that of the background
stars.
(Plate 182)
Below are the notes from Rev. Metcalf's
own log book
on the evening of November 14th, 1906.
(Notes for Plate 182)
Below a second image taken on
November 16th, 1906.
(Plate 184)
(Note for Plate 184)
Image of P/1906 VI taken on
November 23rd, 1906
(Plate 193)
(Notes for Plate 193)
