, 1874-12-05

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Sun onsers Arlos; spslng commences March %, Oh.
suli ontors Cancer; summer commences juno a,
i.artll III apheor, July 2, ILL. a7,n. p. nj.
s.sn cntors Libra autumn conmcnces Sept. IS, 5h,
81, Sun enters Capricorn winter commences Dec. 81,
EcL1rsEs.
Thcro will bo two cclipuos in 1876 both of tho
sun, as follows:
4 total eclipse OF the sun, April G, at Oh 401%m
a. m. Invisible to every part Of the United
States.
An annt,!ar eclipse Of tic sun, Sept. 20 pnr-
tially visible at Clicago just utter sunrse. The
ocllpso will 10 central OIL line which starts a
tow miles southwest from 0swogo, n T., ruuH
to tho point whoro tho 10th degroo Of north lat
itude cula tho wostorn coast Of Africa, and
onis Just boyoud tho cast coast Of Africa In IL
degrees aouth latitude. The oc!ipso Will bo
visible from, every pnrt Of the North Atlantic
Ocean and tho Continent Of Afriou. Venus will
bo in conjunction with the suu at tuis time.
THE PLANETS.
atercH,y--Tllo following nro tho greatest
olonGatioug OF Mercury from the sun. For ono
or TWO daya bosoro and after thcao datoB he will
| he visible:
In tho West, after snnect, Feb. 10, IS dog. 9
I min. juno 0. 81 dog. II inin. Oct. o, % dog.
! 25 min.
| In tho East. before sunrise, AInrch 20, 81 deg.
80 miu: July 81, 10 dog. u min.; Nov. 10, 10
| dog. II 1nln.
| ITen.s will 10 morning atar, boiug westward
from tho suu during tho rat nine mouths Of tlo
yonr. On Now Year'g Dar Bho Ia SO degrees from
the sun, haviug racodod from him 20 much
siuco the sransit OF Dec. g. She will attaiu hor
gronteat brliancy on Jim. u, aud her greatest
elonEatiun I'll Fob. u, holng 90 degrees ~
| minutes diutant from thu Sun, Bho wlll bo il,
superior conjunction with tho Sun at tho oopso
Of Sop. 90, alld III, oyoning star from that dato
till tho efil Of tue yoar.
Mars will be u morning star during tho frat
five months OF tile year On Jan. IL, ho will be
| lesa than l dogsoo north from tho, bright star
1tuowll az Alpha In Libra. On Fob. II, he will
5d s %n5es oe o sou 3 tro on sba Haas oG ngfa %
10 duo north from Antarcs. t}5 degrees.
Ou Juno 20, ho will bo on tie meridian
| at midnight aud just west from the
at1ow-llead Of sagittarius. l1o will occult tho
at midnight Of Juno o9. At tho date Of oE:
! position (June 20) hc will DO only 10000, 000
n1eu from tho earth, with an apparant diamoter
Of 23.3 seconds, aud parallax Of 2o.44 seconds.
teleacopic observation, especially ID South Amer
ica, at tho Capo OF Good Hope, aud IN Australia
and ncaBureB Of bis angular distances from tho
Star above notod will probably DO made. IS y
lnoaus Of finding the distanco from tho earth to
tho anp. fully equal in valie to that ,ai furnished
by tho tranpit Of Venus III December, 1874.
Alurs viii be visible il tho oyoning sky the
lust half Of the year. Sept ~ no Will ~ only
ten minutes north from Sigma, tho brightest
star In ssglttaflus, mud will rRss throngl, the
constellation Aquuruu in November aud Decenl-
bet.
Jupiter witl bo an evening star TIL April IT, the
dnte ut Ills conjunction with tho Bun; and u
morning star from TINT date till Nov. !. wAen ho
viii be on Ito meridian at midnight. During
tho greater part Of tho year o wlll bo near!y po;
tween AriHta (tllo brigltcat star OF Tue Virgin,
mud Alpllu in Libra. lilo viii 10 north from the
latter star OH Nov. an angular distance 5ns'
Satar'! will bo IN conjunction with tue SIM, Oh
Feb. i, and on tho meridian at midnight TN op'
postlolD on the 18th Of August, At tue lust.
nat,cd date lla will 10 dogrooa northeast from
u Capricorn. md will pasa jMst westward, aud
tlon eastward, over that stur during the roaain'
der Of tho yoar. Ti.o tiuyB or sntl'rn arc rapidly
closing up. In January tho Eteatoas oxtpr''!!
breadth will 10 to tho 1cnat al 919 to ; anu 1t
tho laat 1lalr Of tho year as s to !.
Uranus will 10 on tho n,e1ldlat ut midnight OF
tho Cd Of February. when ha will be daegroo'
northeast from Alpha IN Cancer noAry halfway
easily aeon With tito ,iaked oyo. lie VIII be y'si
bo, nchr that place, iu tho ovonlnga tt!l du!y
will DO ils conjunction with tho sun on aug: ~
and rlao hoforo htm during tue remainder Of ths
year.
Heptaae will bo on tho meridian at midnight
Oct. 70. Ile will tllon 10 l0ur.tonths OF the dis
tanco FROM El laiscl,a towards 1inlnal, aul d yer,
litio ~ tho loft Of tha llns joining thoHo STARS
Not valbla oxaopt through tie telescope.
Co!;Ju.;cTioNs AND ocnuLTAT1oSa.
March 27, III tho noriil,g, Yenua ana Saturn
will bo only Il degsoe apars. rising before tht
EAn.
,fay 20, oyoning. Tic moon will riso betwoel
III mud .ls.tsros; una leayo tho Htar about half
paYt 4 O'clock.
May 81, Mt 1921 p. u,., Venus will bo on
m.ilrtos aouth from Neptune. They wfll p
yiHbo in tho soleAcops. nearly together til
morning botoro and after.
July l6. at 9;2G y. III, tho moon will paH
very close to Mara. Ttoy will t!ou DO below tll
, horizon, hut may DO aeot not fur apart on tn
, eyonng OF that day.
Aug. TO- in tho morning, rising beforo tn
sun, Vonus aud Mercury will bo about II dogfe
. | asul,dor.
, Aug. 20, at lib q. N. 10 2'25 q. n., III
: Moon vii! occult Zeta In Arios.
!, Sept: i, at 10 o'clock D. H., the moons dAr
Z lftfl will lnunh HAtnfna IN Ga uitt ariua.