The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-19
Spectra of the Planets.

rho German scientist, Herr Nogel,
hos been making a series of very inter-
esting researches in regard 10 tHe NJ NJ
ira of the planets. He says +: Mea
cury he finds to give spectrum nosS
in accordance with that OF the sum- aho
that some bands which are prodnceu oy
the action of our atmosphere belong W
that planet. Venus likewise SHOWS
hands like those OF our atmosphere.
Tn Uranus numerous lines OF the soiar
snectrum are recognizable, but IN tne
least refrangible parts are few panus
which are like the absorption oahas ol
on, atmosphere, and which indicate ,i,e
nresence Of water vapor in conslderaole
quantity In the red of the Mars spec
trnm, between lines G and B, are bands
annarently occasioned by the planets
otmosnhere. but which are too FAINT 10
be measured with accuracy. inc plane
told Vesta gave weak spectrum, %iUn
line identified with Fraunhoier ii"e
F. and two bands, one corresponding
with position of Cline of solar spec
/ trnm and the other with tellurlc
=. group, So far as an opinion may pe
formed of an object so d1ihcnis, ,;t% uGt%
: may be presumed to be surrouneoIi "rS "nn-
J, it's atmosphere. Flora gave we"n Jor, Ion
/. tinuous spectrum, in which inc c4nors
d could scarcely be distinguished "uP thn
t ter's spectrum lines correspond lol .nU
h most part with those of the SUM- 1uesnom
:. certain special bands, particularly IN
a the most refrangible parts; a dark ~, Daiu
N in the red being very noticeable, lhe[e
~ are also lines and bands like those Vi
NJ the earth's atmosphere. The gaseous
= envelope of Jupiter acts on the sun
"a I;ebt like our atmosphere, and the pres
% nnca of water vapor may be concluded.
W. W. The hand in red indicates the presence
III of something not in our atmosphere, :or
40 norb,ns n different mixture, but Wltn
%. the different pressure and temperature
he haIonpinp to Jupiter, different aos0rp Srp
~ t;ye s1ectrum would be obtained. Ine
oir dark parts OF Jupiter do not give ',,s,
90. t;ct spoctrum, but indicate greater III,
" auenre. as if they were situated deep ~
ch the planets atmosphere. Nnnionc, oaIu,ni M
tn, sides showing certain corrssponuoT
On with the solar spectrum, eXhlplIS sE'oas as
, ia bands in the red and orange whi'n ou,
lew respond with our tellurlc oahnS' eAuoP
the one intense band where tne wH' WV,
erv length is G1S2 mill. MN. ihe p;o
non and violet rays suffer similar aDsorpSno -,
ere in passing through the Saturni;@n T'Ino
MD mid nhere, NJ Which is especially noticea1lo
ted the spectrum of the dark eq""oor' aopre
,ons belts. Tho Saturn spectrum o1iiG 7,
TO to ponds most completely with t9at OF q, q,
in bitter the ring spectrum IS ia'nr' s,S a.
title the characteristic band IN inc L;oh ioI,
itt,o tho vnu ,.;nm or feebly seen, from when
are would appear that the ring Ss mas bo;a eo;n
200 Zoo NO % atmosphere or one Of small ma, T,og, qe,g
~ 1i in an and destiny. The spectrum OF onGI III
i its was found too weak for easy Wo|
y novt ,v Of Fraunhofer's lines, but Herr ,t; N4i
tbe;r Gives several wave lengths as lhuica't 1.a
) sn. tbe position of banks, and consIoenst dst
nd ' Of presence r of an atmosphere to DO PEI esV
oneh on iished, One band (wave itn8.m ~;
Tnsp Hare Mill NM fairly comedies with S'm1 !
a., I've five bands in Jupiter and Saturn; Gon,,
v are are faint spectrum obtained from NGpu, ab"o
con. on was characterized by one dsrk 5ant auSH
inc it tion band, and it is probably ''oN'
1n3 3hs With With the spectrum OF Uranus