The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20
Planetary Phenomena for 1854.
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MOONS, RINGS, BELTS AND ASPECT-AENuLAR
ECLIPSE OF THg sUs--CoMgT OF 1S5S--1S60.


MOONS, RINGS, BELTS AND AsPEcT-ASNuLAn
ECLIPSE OF THB sUE-CoMgT OF 1S5S--1S60
From the BoStou Post
bounifu supply Of sandays-ta first and last day being
Sabbath and yo o. it, hs containing five Sabbatha
spieoe making In al one sunday more than II has weeks
jet consider what astronomical phenomena may Do
in store for entertainment and instruction during this
period.
Of The 2i.h inrt She sets about Si O'CLOCK r. n Her
telescope appearance is that Of crescent. She viii be
million miles distant while, At her superior ooujunctbn
with the December IS, she will be over 100 million
miles dLtant from usvarying IN apparent sizs ron Ton
seconds OF 10 about seventy seconds seven fold
Mercury will be favorAbly situated for observation TO-
wards he cad OF February during hour after sunset,
IN the west and particularly between All and 10th
March In November and d cember he viii be . morn
ing and situated for observation than
people will he, at early hour to observe hu.
lie perences six copuncops with the during the
year three superior, February, May september and
three inferior, March, July, November His apparent
sys varies from five seconds 10 twelve seconds OF
Ire length Of twilight makes July unfAvorable for his
observation 1t is said that Copsrnicus fortu
rate enough TO behold this planet
Mars will be in opposition 10 the Feb ga beaut
fu telescope object THIS happens once In little more
team two of years He is much nearer to at this
phase than when IN the rsmoest part of his orbit and
his apparent magnitude Ia Of larger varying from
four sseends OF to thirty seconds, seven times
larger In the instance may be fifty million miles
from us; in the other TWO hundred and forty million
miles
hours 1t will be snnuar in this nsghoorhoed, phe-
nomenon Of occurrence According to the Eansiy
Christian Almanac il will about hundred miles
. minute, and be visible In tue eastern part Of Upper
Canada in several counties OF New York state nearly
AL Vermont add New Hampshire in the northeast
of Massachusetts, and the south western part Of kans
The ring will be about third Of digit wide. The
eclipse will be central In 70 deg So min Ion. ". OF Grsea
wioh and Al deg IA min. n lat and In "a deg IS min
Ion. W. and Al deg. 10 min lat D.av line from one
OF these positions to the other the map and GROSS
the 70 and counties which central annulAr
Its path will be about hundred miles wide and win
extend about fifty miles each side OF tne line above de-
scribed
Jupiter will be evening from July Is till Jan 49,
1885, and An interesting object OF ob.erva'ion His appa
rent size varies from 80 seconds TO AZ seconds OF arc
cording to his distance he has four VIII be in
opposton and brilliant July rs.
Saturn very favorAbly situated for observation this
year Its rings will attain their maximum incr alton
August then exhibiting the largest possible portion
OF its southern surface They will reach to the upper
sad lower boundary Lies Of he planet Mr.. Bond dis
P. NJ. In November, 1852 Mr.. Lsssel announced this
ring 20 be transparent like Grape and "the eqaAto.
Il belts Of rudy brown caior changing pretty sud-
dsn the southern ese OF the most southern Of these
belts into dusk, blush green color much despened
around the aoutk POLE the exact place Of which seems
TO be marked cut by circular lighter shade" By
dine rem, Iirgs three dark two light BELTS surrouod
ing this remarkable planet 1t has also eight moons,
continually changing. Saturn viii be In opposiaon TO
The lunar eclipse OF November will be so brief that Il
viii be remarkable only for It's almost tangent approach
visible eclipse ~ all at least to 1t Will b vsi
bic some fre or SIX minutes.
Now IL we could be favored during this year with
good view OF the comet OF 1864 and 1885, which sx
pecd between this And 1863 It would be additional
itsm TO the insignia Of year beginning and ending with
the Lords day However the astronomers place lie ami
val four ahead Of the present tme and
shall not be likely TO witness the grand spectacle I'll
able man viii be content with the splendid exhibitors
already before him.