The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-19
Eclipse OF the Planets Venus, Mars and
Jup1ter, by tho Moon.

From The Bo.ton Traveller, April III
An occul'aon Of planet at any particular place. under
such that 1t be expected otener
than once In four or five years lnieed the Observa
1850 has been seen since the beginning Of 1859
The happening therefore, OF four OF these phenomena
IN large part OF this country In single month between
the Path of the present April and the 18th Of May next,
ID very remarkable.
Abe frs. OF the FOUR and the most beautiful and In
terestrg Of the WHOLE Is that of Venus the evening OF
Tuesday next 24h inst This occutation will take place
when the planet quite high, and nearly at the position
and in hat bart Of The United States tustsa
nOrherly Of line drawn from Abermsrle Sound, little
south Of Norfolk and north Of Cincinnati to Davenport
Iowa. ond that line the planet will not be ecsed but
will paes south Of the It's Disappearance behind
the ecge may be by the eye but better
viii appear similar moon Inc day before its last
quarter ss about three ftths Of it, Illuminated disc will
be turned towards the Garth
AbOu, midnight Of Thursday, April 20, Jupiter will be
ecipsed in the northern part Of New Hampshire and
Maine ana some Of the British provinces but In the
edges Of the planet and satellite will be about
twentieth the diameter Of the latter.
The third OF these occulta0ns will BIO that OF Mape In
tho morning before sunrise OF Thursday, May TO- 1t
will be visible in large part Of the United State and the
British provinces. AS the moon will then be about FIVE
days past the full the EMERSON will take place on the
dark side The color Of Mars will be fiery red, as Will
be quite the earh indeed At Mars opposition to
the sun, July IL next will be nearer TO ~ than for
several years with high southern decnatoD thus civ
ing the astronomers at the Cape Of Good Hope an excel
lent and rare opportunity for determining i's paraa1
The fourth Of ibis series Of OCCUPATIONS
that Of Jupiter in the forenoon Of Thursday May "a,
which also will be visible in large part OF this country,
but which, taking place whilst tho sun is above the hor
zon cannot be seen except with the aid Of very good
telescope.
In the remainder OF $780, and in the whole Of 1862 no
bright planet will be eclpsed in New England In the
evening Of May H. 1851 Mars will be- but then the planet
will be quite low and very remote, SO that Will shine
with but little Of its brilliancy in July next.
At the Observatory Of Harvard College the above phe
the elements given In the English Nautical Almanac
oocUIrAnoN OF TIRE PLANET VENUS.
Tuesday evening, April "a, 1850.
total 80. Oh. Aim. assoc p. 81
Emersion begins Oh. 2sm. 29sec. P. NJ Cambridge
ne total Oh 29m. l7ssc. P. n Observatory.
At he immersion at Cambridge, the planet will be
12m 49, and at the EMERSON 6 4s south Of the
mean time at New Haven
Al the city OF New York
Immersion begins. .sh. a5km. Mean tiae At
Al the immersion II New Yoff, the planet viii be
13m 46s and 1t the EMERSON Sm 62s south Of the
In the city Of Cincinnati the planet will not be eclpsed
but at Sh. I'm Cincinnati tme), when ct it's least dis.
from the moon. will be 26s south Of the moons
APRIL 27-p1Axxr JUPITER
Least distance At Cambridge at Oh Sm A. I'M t. Cam
bridge), when Jupiter will be Nm south of the moon
edge in the northern part Of Maine New Hampshire
and British provinces, II will be eclipsed.
NAY 10-ocCuITAnoN OF MARS
immersion OF centre .Sh Bonn. S9sec. A. n Mean time
EMERSON begins. 49, Al. l2n. 14sec. A. n. At
Total Emereon ...... All 43m. 6sec. A. cambridge
At the immersion Mars will beil2m 32s. and 1t EMERSON
I'm. 44s. vporth Of the centre Of the moon.
MAY A-oocuLrArIoN OF JUPITER
Immersion begins. 10h. 28m 6sec. A. NJ. Ma, .,.
total. .l0h. 29m 34sec A. NJ. 49,. =. 'A1'
EMERSON begins .llh. lam Sosec. A. n. o.mSridre
!" total. ..... llh. lem ssec P. N ~..Ds'
At the immersion, at Cambridge Jupiter will be 1im lis
and at the EMERSON lm 2ls south Of the centre OF the
moon.