Question
Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon?
Solution
Duttada was hopeful that he would soon discover a new comet because he knew that faint stars and hazy galaxies would be viewed by the professionals with their pre-assigned programs. As a comet, they might miss such insignificant things that they wouldn't expect to see. Amateurs often had found fresh comets that had been missed by experts.
