, 1875-09-04
Telescope View Of Planets, Nebulm,
and Stars.
manipulation Of the insirument---1he
Eye.Pleces.
Persons WHO Arc Entitled to Usc
tho Telescope.
Necessity for Raising Money.

~ .y1.a.ur u. s'. 4'oa LoAa1uNetofe' tepresoas
49,, w. n,.... '"''' '.e'' W LUG Aoas
D''H "Dss1 1'","'s III" evenings ago ios ~
purpose OF taR'hg peep through tho bly, tel
oeeopo mud at it's surroundings.
Tho Observatory ia, ms many Of our reader
arc nwnre. 'oca,c,3 trst .vo,t ~ t,a 1,o,,t,
11nvorsi,,, =, ro..sa s"c. r ~o's -. sao rous'"
~, ~ .','"Ka e'o'u' pe'"k' III '"ct'
., rH. u l''o sumo ptllaa'B' IL hns boon STAND
Ing there for homo toll years past, but Until luit
rocently 60 lttTo Ina been eaid about IL M,
touo with IL that ye-r fev neenfo scr,ncd IN n
con,c,o,,a -, n o-ta,on,. fi'0 ~ y
''''o"' 'A .'s'a" '.o 'A.'.o"eo'
,,,-.-. ES7k'1S" THE ho3fhfSd
four flighta OF statrs, through a rsrrow, tiasl
naesaro. and ftrt,s bimao1f In n room ornameptc,
~, o,,o n,1a H.. .:si,,t. ,"','i,o s.,n.,.se
a.a s~u ~, =. ..1a. "'n'so w .no utuet
screened off by high railing. His Journey
houoycr. is not yet dono. Sill another long
winding statrcaac. throur,, another nnsHaoc
dark Is Erobus. md l,o lln1a h.msolt in dlmiy.
lighted apartment, thoroughly warmed by the
c1crtlon Of mounting 70 near to tho stars. and
In tho prcsouco Of parly OF aomo dozen ladies
aud gentlemen,
A. tho moment Of ,,a ,r,,r,,. I'm to,escono
vaa pointed anon son,e celestial object and. on
msnt stood = lady poorns through II. w While @ tho
gentleman In charge was perforninr a 1iho
nucrotion unon vim. aftcrwartls ,royo[5 ~ In @ y
1ittle toloacopo secured iabt 10 tue rido Or thu
largo ono, " tue aid of Which otaorYatlon lo
was ena!ea @ to turn tlo inetflnSnt N tllo di5ec.
.3os. " ;ne htat' ho u " Aeep II IN Inc hea OF
!, FROM sho REMARKS made on tito stcp-ladder by
that lady, and aomo bali dozen others. aa they
nosorfou .ha onlecs in succession, tho reporter
cnfned t!,at ~ their attention "ns engaged In tho
o1au''ns'on n',r % e,1 or vnat w. ID eas.ea -
IHE a,"nu!AH tLEsFEA IN HERCULES.
eoh.lstsis OF f,nt ol Thousand" of stars. invsa~
Ole 10 INC haaea oyo. Can tIIiH tlliater ba
eecn e "llloit tiie aa o5 iiio telescope nskod
!! !Ee lopo.'or. !" ~. yoa T. waa mo ropIy; 1T
u tHeie' AEa thefn It csstaittly "aH. but u re-
qflFed several nitai'leh' tracing out VI linen
among tho sfatn boforo tho bearo]lof bac-
% eseasa III hHinS l''s oso upon AazY Patch of
c,ona aeareoiy shn h'2o OF nr!ll-box, which was
az tnat cnuo ue aisaofaetl OF tl!e glorious c!cster
"Einh' floNca Win sho ALI VI tho teiatcope, lit
SFa'y Gfn n!azeu. aonao masa OF 6Eiil.ant Gona;
10 hcatd many oxcEsmatlons Of, "E!oriouB,"
a., ha9ni'lcsh I. snposo' wonderful. ."hpleii-
~. III " n,ee' anu 10 on Though 4 Wido
ofehssd by the tmo tllat il':' turn cailo to lack
g. .no oe,oGs. M Any # was really wonderful:
Ecattesca ~ over lilo aI,Intont Held Of vlow Of
:. .sio tnles;ope were S,at might 10 called
to 'Ae e1Inr 1ry s"tmed 10 e
.. LOW !" ihoao lyins In tho most
sea'' sen.toiGu poluons OF the aEronp was
s"nn noanoouea As topelcBH. Ii!o reporter
snn uas om snS etafa eere aro IN sas cluster
u. however occupies considerable
'eas 1aHBnlsI SPACE tsan aocs t'e f4ll moon.'
IT.. laHnS. na!a tho tofofser' va. taught |
,,,i,a whon o. sGnoo TINT quo moon ia nhont 2,ooo
n1lles III diameter. Can wo infer that that clua.
sof u n,1 50 inrgo :" ,.-..
,.n. ao a s,u.ea'se y ae"eeoly warranted BY tho
fact' ans"ercd tho astronomer. "rhe M |
~ arent h!zo Q! m oblocs docrcaAea with |
u nc u's.no: ~ ~ i"o ni9oa IL Iots than
~ ~. u! 'l'thlu1 VI hli'e8 from our eye. II
an,,3 t ton MsfE oS ~ iat hwny hs tho sun, 1t
"u1'a ,,1 ra aog .MGa laither on than the moon,
,,,., u " n'peatea OF ny hamo hf2o ns tho
1;rec,;on o1 49, r nehi 1o cs sarer ~ every
uiaote1 ns so lact II That tho cluster III
@ 1tuasnn1h =. =, II LINES laster h"ay than tho
,.t 80, ~ ~ ~ tiat h'4Ssfat OF shoao stars
n0' sou eco |aero s'',.'. aro @ oseE or ti,em
md It is glY @ ~ ,b.o tas ~ tbe soS jso.t =, finn.
io!c.9 ,'a ~ III Mtger than tso planDt Jupiter.
11u ta ~. .!sa reason; VIC know tLoy aro 10 far
nn',e .a, mo"n wy "'to ~ lcast an large M
,,r 'G ineyy sry "oa nc" - visible tn our eyea
.. Meil. hald tue reporter, II could ask
teat many 1''cat!oha about That object, but will I
on!nnt myson With QUO, lost / tsaspaah too
.nsn .as " fgue t1a III II pfobabio that theso
~ ..Thoy %eo -. ~ s,ii's ny s,,a t., ,,,,u
Ut su9,' tl!oy are sef.'utnl,'ons. but vhotner or
p eeeh hs oao o. .lem H. 1Ike ot1r enn. surround
nest,en n, which astrouotnica science Is not yot
Ole to solve. and pEohahly uoTsr wIll bs /; Il is
ven beyond tho power Of lilo Imagination Il to to
hoceiEo the conditions undar which motion |
snoh8 e'lclI planets could be kept up. Aud yet,
tier all. it u not impossible tlat that clustor
but eondcnsad Representative Of tLo systcn,
atarn with which our Auu il mont int;n'atoiv
THE NEXT onJccr
which sLo attontluu uf tho vsaItors Was direct.
! San tho annltlar uobula in Iva,
IL observation through tho class faili"1
reveal 1t to tho reporter, l,e iuquirgd If # was
t1blo 10 thu naked oye and learned that It 9n..
ared . telescope Of moderate uuwsr to - sso ~"
simply ~ sneck OF cloud. Then csrno tbu M !
,ostion mentally framed " Inv IRA va,, aAu uo "u
ind III" but not wishing 10 osposo his fv ivnn'
nee too plainly, lie tlociiod t., wall Ind soo.
Q expected tho astronomer wouid tn.n H., IT, /
'ma round iii tAe opening waa nnnostto liz r
% place Of tho object, and thoa sesr"i, :
noug tho stars for sho nohnln hnt t'A.Gn ~ :
ch thing. 4 las,y mentaI cntcoIa,.,,a'. %t NJ
heh did uot SOON to ~ occupy ''t,, more ti'an =