, 1870-01-09
ssFADEe NoWs 1rom tho Auvtra1fou
Skies.

| 1sphae winch seeEed 40 scfxuke and 30 perD1nx,
renafted 81 ttar no pheasomens ia ssrrna1m1 nj hs
~. totned up preSsnecg anything like Ihe sanc
One Of aaose M sterioua nebulous ~ nsssea TEi.n
astronouen had been tn the habft OF reaxrdin1.se
hs saes y n s5'sss SSa ,ss and
Seemed to be undergoing uost astpupdtpr serfess
o. saangea During these winter nights, whsn
which clog aruurd bis nafed g1osd n1rsrn II -
oul northefn Observers An object similar to tte
nsna s,1a - y aaestoo s!sr one nas nea 81 tic
oia, q the Mysterious tss.reachipg arms which
extend from II. tho central vacancJ, apG tne
oE4laat m af1Ay o. stars Which the s1-feet mirror
neaH OF the neoufa. But in the Southern sfits
theto IL IN object Of the same ct2ss even rnntr
eicrons ana more rnystettous. IL rhe richest psf
that, nccofntng to the Argument Of a well tnnXn
astfconne!, ne 6p!endor OF the constellauons
GumInsen aoI, ,d ~ y numnes the heavens ~ new
among aatrpnomers as "the Nebula IN Arra"
aha O1trn rebula can o3ly be seen On rte daftr.s
an 9ta. anES 1snuA nnes - h
ohh,e1ated even by the ennlsence Of lbs fuii
mom: NO Ell IL, !a 1act, the most splendid nehua II
whose contemplation has led our mo.t thn19htfs{
esupromera 10 form new ideas OF me Rraud enrn nf
ne nnisests. whose dimensions seemed in
vsc the whole Of tnis lnaguidceut uebuin II drtft
Ing about ike = cloud before the nhIftiov VIM.
81 r. qrt, ne nsMs wnlca seemsa 50 surprising to
er. The news hsd come nrss of aiL ttom sun sl. ~
It seemed quta possible that tbs wentness or thla
Y at1unent COMPARED With the nlnetee1.tnco re-
aectM M u.ed ~ sr John Herschel durnR bis sur
erroneoua Impression Of change BIT now tbs
new iour.ieet mll1sr is at work among the south
en- en- sn1passed oa', BY TIE Rosae reflector
Laaaea u mr1eJtnE the heavens at MALE, the I
sIeas Aslooarne fsnestor is about to place on1
Northern siars. And il he Worr to Be done 'b bq
tn E1rat reaeetor IN after yesrs "a to be anadoxed
eagerly forward for tho discoveries # 1n eaec cSoh
bH John Aersehel had raid, a year ana more |
aoons ttSsse6 tsss =! sns
" uu1t be aettled." We caunot do befter tnnn
aa9 g @ NE tpsss,na ne7ed Of tne great astronomer:
vaI1atton1 of Eabo1dtnate features, which m1J or
may Eot Be st1HbntAble to differences of Optical |
y L. ~ e iss q 1sed oy drea
~ iotN chAugn o1 totm and character-a complete /
ss1nysmton Of ~ the erea.er and most st1ikmz
movement between the star and The pebuis' aud |
q tle brighter portions Of the latteT tnier x,
:, wIlca fesnds more Of she esnrc,ous changes
ot !CIm aho PLACE IN q cloud dfiIted By tbe Wind.
slns1eM htaTenA| - 'ue
toched the question by the a1eatest sstronnfess
ol Lna dkJ. M. Le8neut toroed the ueHly-u0uufod
leneclot 10 ne great nehnla. The result Is now
70 doubt thai tie peou!a has changed in tho most
matveilou1 manner zince sr John HergcueL i
= ta1a Q! cEhtuty $50, mapped tts mort striking
le3tutes The starB which arc BtreHl over ms
neonla, 4nd which had been spoken Of by Sit Jonn
Ae!rc9el a. probably much petrrs to u9 Asye re- |
mained ..I 9ncaanEed II position, and. win one e1.
ceptioh n&fe lot changed much IN relative bril-. |
fancy. 90 that Nj LeSdeur has been Led to form
tae opinion that the neuula Is much nearer TO us
our ideas OF the real dienRiona Of tne nehn5a and
80 rendering the observed changes sonae What les |
etooEdir 8 than they other wise would be. For
Of forming an opinion, shout the phJs,cI ca1ses
TO Which these marvellous chaogee may bo due. e.|et
ps = eon@ae. little ne conclusion to which Nj.
Because the staSs seen with the nebula have re- |
manned unchanged vhlls the rebula ltse,f has |
ed. says HI. Lesueur, tna1 The nebula and tne
stafS A1e In ro Way Bsspcated. And cett41o]y one |
would expect 10 IND tbs cnange1 q shs nepuia &C.
star group, Il there were any bond q stsoclation |
oetween one and The other. Changes more r. |
other Part Of tho elderA heayeus might be looked
What, however, II this were actually the casc,
lned BY La Sneur7 We have spokeu Of one excap. |
tion % the constancJ Of shess stars IN b11gntnes
Y Wnat thaf exception ahould be more than atf-
/
1ne star tnas ha. changed is tho famous Eta
heayens, and only surpassed in interest By oue
oeectr-thc Nehula IN the midst Of which It is nj.
1t w1a marked In HALEY 3 catalogue Al 4 fourth.
nx2nltuoe atals u LAcalle1 as Of the second |
magnitude. 10 1sss 1t aarpassed every 1taf IN the
es.s Y sz I a. s9s s ssE ~
SIR John Herschel wes AZ the Cape the star was
osa1l. as t,s br.ghtest and 1hsn the nebn!a could
The star Is insitl6le the nebula lh1nes With lus
re which renders ii visible before the thtId.r1ag-
lltude starr come out upon The evening ssiea: and
i appear - aoon each evening g though IT were
i ri ths idea sneEs.ted thst these 4ute.chanses
hat IN some way Eta Argus has given up is brii-
!iarcy TO The surrounding pabuIs, 70 resume il
0g completion We nave e1eiy % fesson & oe!ieye
thst tho star1 variations xrr really periodical,
l1ooRn ne c1cl Of changes IL exceedingly cam
be close Of tho present century al tbs epoch Hhen
he star snail have resumed IN f1n spleudur.
aefschel 9urmtsed. nef nearer 10 M than tnat
sroup, Is La sueur thinks, but as mixed up win
oas before tne = ns.s M hsd eees reee,yed % sass IL
1eouia l. changing m dRu1e, the autoor Of this
'aper II 40 article which appeared IN the Sludent
Iio1s connection between the pehula as deptcted
y Sll J: Hetschel md the nxe3 stars seen ia the
ame neid. There IL rot, ~ he remarked. "a |
Jingle remarkable condemnation or projection In
oe uebulA which y not marked By bright or cus-
sr1n9 M Mstait.-ey sta11 which appear clearly to be
hundreds entered). vhoxe influence On he neauia |
not clearly d!socrnio'c." II. now th4s the nen-
La h0 Assumed new cgprn, The z1ne sar OF
onr ectton ahouh b Observable no doubt can
~ longer remain that THIS netnla tand, there
orc, ore presumably exeg osae1 neenla q t6s same
n the sAr1e Held o1 v1oH win IT,