Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-12-30
TIL HERALD
Astronomical-l876.


the first Sunday after the sun passes
through the vernal equinox. There
will be four eclipses-two of the sun
two of the moon. A partial eclipse
of the moon In the night following
March g; visible from every part OF
the United States and Canadas, if
weather permit.
2. An annular eclipse of the sun,
March % The other phase will be
| visible on this continent only at
places very near line from Vaneou-
ver's Island to the northwest shore
of Huison's Bay. 1t will be visible
as partial eclipse, from all parts of
the United States and Canadas out
side that limit, except in Florida
The phase will be greatest in Chicago
a few minutes before 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
3. A partial eclipse of the moon at
$3.50 P. m. of September 3, not visible
on this continent.
4 Total eclipse of the sun, at half
past o'clock in the afternoon of
Septe mber IL, not visible to any part
OF the American continent. The sun
will rise ecIipsed to the eastern half
of Australia, and the phenomenon
will be visible from large part of
the South Pacific and Antarctic
oceans, the limit of the partial phase
passing very near the South Pole.
THE PLANETS,
Mercury-The following are the
greatest elongations of Mercury from
the sun, For one or two days after
these dates he will be visible, as a
small disc like FURNISHED silver:
In the west, after sunset, January
%, Is deg. 20 min; May 81, % deg
"a min; September II, 26 deg. 27
min.
In the east, before sunrise, March
10, u deg. 81 min; July 8, 26 deg
SO min; October %, Is deg. 81 min.
just after sunset January %, Mer-
curry will be only II degrees north
from Saturn, both being easily WISH
bic in the twilight. if the atmosphere
be clear On the morning of March
Is, Mercury will be again in con-
junction with Saturn, the lesser plan
ct being only GA degrees south from
the greater. September 10, little
before sunset, the Moon will pass be-
tween US and Mercury.
Venus-Will be an evening star till
July IA, and rise before the sun dur
ing the remainder of the year. In
the evening of January 16, she will
be less than half degree south from
Saturn, both being little east from
the star Delta in Capricornus. In
the evening of March %, she will be
4 degrees north from Mars. Her
greatest elongation east CAS- deg. 80
min, will occur in the evening Of
May 4, when she will be just north
from the bright stars in the feet of
Gemini, and very near the position
occupied by Uranus when that
planet was discovered by Herschel.
June Il, she will be stationary be-
tween PolIux and Praesepe. In the
evening of July 5, she will pass Al
degrees south from Mars, both being
nearly III line between Pollnx and
Procyon July IA is the date of her
inferior conjunction with the sun.
August she will be stationary near
Gamma (Alhena), in Femina.
August 20 she will be at her greatest
brilliancy, little west of line from
PoIlux to Procyon. September %
she will be at her greatest western
eIoDg ation GAG deg. s MINI and in
the head of Leo. October 2, at 7
a. m, she will be deg. 80 min. south
from Uranus, both being 4 deg. west
from Regulas and November z8
she VIII be deg. Is min. north from
Mars, both being 8 dog. cast from
Arista.
Mars-WilI be an evening star till
August II, the date of his copiunc-
ton with the sun, when both will be
in conjunction with Uranus, and
neatly in opposition to Saturn. He
will rise before the sun for the re-
mainder of the year. During Janu-
airy and February he will be among
the stars in the Fishes (Pisces).
March l, between EI Rischa and
Hamal. April Z, just south from the
Pleiades. April "a, he will pass 81
degrees south from Aldebaran May
IL, about Al degrees south from FL
Nath beta TaurD. July 20, south
81 degrees from Pollux. August %,
north | degree from Regulus. Oc-
tober 5, south II degrees from Den
ebola. November II, north 81 de-
grees from Arista and December 10,
north 25 minutes from Alpha in
Libra.
Jupiter-Will be a morning star
till May II, the date of his opposition
to the sun, and an evening star from
that date till December 4, when be
will he in co Djunction with the sun
and Mercury. He will be in the
head OF Scorplo nearly all the year,
and very interesting object in the
evening sky during the summer and
autumn months. At l O'clock in the
morning of February 49, he Will
pass just b low Beta in Scorpio, the
distance between the edge of the
planet and the star beiug only four
seconds OF are, or one-nInth the ap-
parent diameter of Jupiter. In the
morning Of April 5, he will retrogade
past the same star, being about tour
minutes of arc above it. July 10 be
will be stationary in Libra.
We CLEAN these data from the
Chicago Tribune.
WAGES Now AND BEFORE THE