The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08
what is Going on Overhead.

FIR m tie Bos On rest Feb.
Mercury nay be for fe evenings no. fet from
tie holz On the Grst Of the N onth Feocaa-
ry) be a. his greatest eoDgation east Through the
Telescope his app, is that Of half He
enjoyed sight Mercury cwrg to the dense
v.lors lie hoIiztn Like Venus end our moon this
al tie different lunar phases from the slender crescent
20 the full His speed in his orbit is nearly Ito 00o
wbiia you cooking at this sparkling ge.i it may
b. vel 70 lift eSes little, End observe planet Of
larger nsgLi ude With his Ginning qua,srnon Of savel
e, drawn almost lire, msjsstically careeriDg to-
wards the nsrgin which will soon hide him from your
vieY. This globe has his periods Of rotation
ana revolution, like our own. Jupiter sots about
o'ccck. On ns 7th inst, these two planets will BE- ap
Now, elevate the eye nearly to The zenith and you will
have in visx the Ii tie of the Peiaaes willis the
Eys.io number seven bursts into hundreds through
the magic glass Of the Telescope Little further on
Hysds, reposiig istletsly upon its side, with the
lioodshet eenune Aldebafan at extremity Keeping
twinkle eher sieepess Chances through their haic
lids S,n further east lies the majestic Orion, va.ie-
gated with lis paricolored four AID hi maealy rrayed
III &c, al trsnts in Tie wiatets paseant Turn the
Telescope sgail sweep it around his sword and make ii
flash out ia arteut flame trat mighty pebua wnicn IT,
sef con ait full complement Of Toward the
Tern hcnzon too wrinkles with superior brga ess
faue Sites, cleaning with is slight tint of blue.
Bat u,uet not forget other brother in the solar
system the ringed be;ed and sateIf ed Saturn You
viii dna him Lesriy over head, little TO- the left OF
Orion, while you iookog eastward. His is steady
tarcueh good g,sss be btightens up like mass of
9,rnished ri,yer lie sells about O'Clock in the mcrnng
Vile have tbs telescope IN hand 1t may not De re-
ere,ted you swing it along the heavens westwardy
d ntsy overhead TO the dense cluster in the sword
bar d Perseus single glance at the crowded mass Of
etesr gry, with its myriad oeams Of light as 1t werc
dsncng The music Of the spheres wei! repsys all tr0u
Die incurred IL this itsm If our survey
And now, since il is becoming quite cool and rather
late will not wait for Mprs 70 rie but postpone
Of HIM nn about fhs FIRST Of April, when he will
BE- in opposition 10 the and exhibit round dusk for
inspection. he will then rise earlier and be ia
favorable position for observation. After CON-
tortsbe nights rest. you 1i-s from bed aboat tix
O'Clock yen will fna the splendid Venus hour and
quarter high tie eastern heavens and thu moons
about three hours high This planet
viii BE- visible ia the morning until the mid lie o. July;
after that vii pe evening star for nearly ten
nih-.
Having bestowed 50 much attention these phenome-
% gsiu d fa.s ioea Of them, will leave tas
ec for the present. and 81 another time for another les
rney 10 able to give them another look ar OBJ
serve otner oscpliaIiiies The will for
orse future period, recommending Juvenile reate
- fu1vty cccattDay the heavens above well the
eath * eeth their feet Toe human eye obviously
net designed to be forever dowpcast.