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Page 4/The Battalion/Wednesday, January 15,1986 Halley’s Comet laldo Celestial body to disappear behind sun (HRISrM^S BRMK MS OVER, Bur IT'S University News Service Halley’s Comet is about to disap pear from view until the end of Feb ruary, leaving thousands and per haps millions of frustrated stargazers who still haven’t spotted it. They shouldn’t fret — there will be another chance in the spring, says a Texas A&M graduate student. City lights, clouds, moonlight and unfamiliarity with the constellations that act as signposts kept many from sighting the comet in the fall. But it will be visible to the eye in April and the celestial rarity can be followed through much of May with binoculars, said Paul Bradley, one of the first Texans to report seeing the comet in September with A&rM’s telescope. Amateur sky watchers also may find numerous bargains in May and June as stores and one-time users upload the telescopes left over from Halley’s passage, Bradley said. He said much of the publicity has focused on April viewing, when the comet is closest to earth. “In May, Halley’s will be a binocu lar object throughout the month as it sweeps through Crater, Hydra and Sextans,” he said. “For most people, this will be the last month to see it, and the moon-free periods will be during the first week and last days of May.” As the comet fades, there may be a virtual bargain basement sale on good telescopes either left over in the stores or being unloaded by peo ple who bought the instruments just for the comet. After the comet disappears be hind the sun for most of February, it will bejpn to be noticeable as a large object in the morning glare during March, Bradley said. Its tail should be quite prominent through binocu lars. IREAT TO BE 6AC Some early risers may be * AT A^M/ with a view of both the coij 0 the waning crescent mooni ,° March 8, he said. 1 A problem is that for moji Fa ans, Halley’s will be lowi March — some 32 degrees al» southern horizon at arm’s li Full moon in March isn’t® 26th, Bradley said. Early April, when the i brightest and closest, itwillbei moonless, and viewers mitt early (perhaps as early as2t get the best view and pictun said. Again, Halley’s will oeli degrees or about one hand*ii above the southern horizoa In May the comet will ha« followed with binoculars. ,1 moon will occur May 23. Bradley said, the comet if®, i Ifltsa.i#/ AT TRIVIAL idly lading and will be tracM i July only oy those withdeceu | telescopes. A&M researcher predicting less housing construction -7? University News Service With an estimated population of 18.2 million by 1990, Texas will need an additional 786,000 homes, although the average number of homes built yearly will decline dras tically in sortie areas, predicts a re search economist with the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M. “Moderate housing production will be adequate for the remainder of the decade,” says Dr. Arthur Wright, a research economist and specialist in housing trends. The 1980-85 average annual con struction of site-built and manufac tured dwellings was 209,700 units. Wright estimates the average annual production for the nexty five years will decrease to 196,500 units. “If demographic and housing- production expectations for 1990 are correct, the total housing stock required will be nearly 7,525,000 dwellings,” Wright said in an article published in the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s magazine, Tierra Grande. “The 1980-85 average annual production of new housing units in Texas is approximately 6.3 percent more than needed to meet potential 1990 demand,” he said, “but if pro duction levels for the last three years are considered, the potential excess annual production is about 15 per cent.” 15.8 percent, according to Hi calculations based on Censml reports and building activityn ■rc\i\r -nir r kept by the A&M’s Real hu: ^ C IHt r search Center. Dallas-Fort Worth’s popuk |“ Wright says Texas’ population rose from 11.2 million in 1970 to 14.2 million in 1980 and current es timates moderately predict nearly 18.2 million people in Texas by 1990. “These projections have substan tial implications for home builders,” he says. Excess production in Austin and San Antonio appears to be moder ate, while much of the potential ex cess in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth results from overbuilding in the multi-family market, the econo mist says. The situations in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth are being corrected, he says. With an estimated population in crease of 138,300 by 1990, Austin will need an additional 60,100 dwell ings, he says. That amounts to an an nual production rate of 15,000 units, or 11.2 percent less than the most current annual production rate. The population in San Antonio is expected to increase 116,000 by 1990, resulting in a need for 49,100 additional housing units (14,600 a year). The annual production rate in San Antonio is expected to drop by expected to increase by 444$ suiting in an estimated n« 71,600 additional units by 19 average production of 17,70(1; Average production over lit five years will be down 73.8(t from its 1980-85 levels. Houston’s population is eip to increase 451,600 by fl# Wright projects the additioni her of units needed over lit five years will be 83,100. Tluj mated annual production 20,800 units in Houston 54.8 percent from 1980-85. “Current production levelsi below those of past years,”* says, pointing out that durij firAt eight months of 1985 lit AN ANTONI gists in Centr; her of building permits issuti nild, drywint single family homes in Texas* -abundance c percent less than the Multi-family permits were dot Antonio to Au most 42 percent. L Steven Fine Wright maintains total com ter in Austin tion and employment in tht get even won dential sector will decline orips, inventories will suppress values. 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