, 1875-09-21

By Prof. Daniel ksrw0od OF Ist0om-
inRton, Ind.-PhoDonscnn to fxo Oh.
served in tho Rcnvens During tn q
Ne1tTwenty-Flve Years.
St.c Fork Tribune.
To the amateur astronomer hrief ennmers-
near future will not be without intstout The
follouilR 4 list includes tho total o'Iipscs OF the
iuu snd moon. the trans ts OF Mercury and
Tenus, oooultationa Of liked etarn by the moou
lbs return Of periodic comets. The probable
dates Of motoorIc sho1sEs. and The epocha Of
nhxtma and mln1ma OF hol'r npots, from tic
present time ill tue close of tho niueteeuth
t8ntarys
1875. On the morning Of Nov. a. Sptca FIR
gins, v l!.know, star OF the tirst magnitude,
vii be occusted bv the noun. Tho imu,era, i,
beb!nd tho moons bright lsnu VII occur about 2u
mimi - before O'clock. or fow minutes aftel
tia moon shall llavs rison. The occlllation viii
sootinue about boul aud IL minutes.
1876: Thee occs,'at.one of the pleiades will
take llace y tho !ast three mouths Of tue year
viz. On 0cI. 6, Nny. 80, ana Deo. 23. The p,e.
nrnisna naJ be we'll observed With small telo-
scope.
1H77. D'ArTest's comet viii re.u,n to petthe-
Hon IN .lAunarY 81 this year. A total cnllp+s NJ
lhe moou tuvtible in this country, will teko
place on The 47tn OF February. Another will 90
cur on sile Esd Of August. partly yisbo IN the
Easttrn States.
I'Asn. " '4AJ . :hotcAFy Will pass over the
enns diak. the transit Occupying III. aim, Thn.
WITH sine!e exception. IL tla louRo,t durat m
of transit on record On tho 2.th II .Iulv
tboEa will bo at eel pse Of the sun, total 10 CO..
o'ado and aiso In tho Island Of Cuba. No other
opportunity Of "itnoss ne total solar eclipse
II oar u"n country wall occur TIL afler tho close
o' the tFet'nt century. Eucke'a co,uos and tho
s.eond comet of 1857 will both return to peri-
boinn in Augsst.
ls79; Btokcn'a comet Of short period will pasa
its periheli1n about tue Iaat Ut lime.
1880. Winnecke'a comet (ntrIod 5y. Tn. will
rtturn about midsummer. The moon viii IL to.
alls ec!lpaed On Dee. 1e, invisible In the Unlted
Bsaten. N'''''o
ID Novctnbcr.
1882. Tue anu will be totally eellpsed Mxv II.
kas Phenomenon being visible in Egypk and Par.
Ia: The great astronomical eveue OF tho war
nil ho snn transit Of fouus On tile 9Th Of Ia.
sssmbtr' s,1' winch will bo visible In tho United
lss. maximum Of sunspots Ia to b. ex-
pteted this vear. Thn comet Ut 1919, whoso po-
nod waa tsttuAted II seventy yean And t1cbt
months. may bo expected some time during fbe
{sst: Tue comet Of D'Afrost may Also ba looked
1884: Tho secopl comet Of 1867 viii p.ss tts
panhelion In April. A considerable dispI., nj
The meteor. Of Ap,il ~ ma1 bo expected ultn
tome prot ab,lity.. Tho poslod Of this cluster IL
'apsorod t TO be about n years, a total eolipso
af tha moon will occur osl the 4th OF October.
1855. Tho comet Of hro sen viii be nosrost
Me n snn IN JAnuA'y; those Of Eucke and Tuttle
1886. Wlnpecke's comet will return In Fobru.
~ The sun will DO totally cell, rcd Aug. 70.
eablola IN Grenada aud On the Atlautc c. That
Pug OF tho stle Of November metcors which
Produced the showers OF 1857 aud 1870 may be
sapested aSa to return between 1855 and 1888.
a993. Iotal .c!!psa of the sun. Aug. 10, visi-
,a9I n!e 10 Asia md Esstetn Europe. The comet OF
iol5, according to BesaaIs calculations, viii be-
10 perlbe'lon In February.
10 lSe5. Thu moon vii u totally ecpaed Jan.
-, EnckoH aud Faye's comets will t1turu about
isa9. D'Arrest's comet will return in Noyom.
eef. And the socoad couet OF 1867 III peos.nbor,
ms1mum taMa OF sun.spots Is expectsd.
!s9o. nroEsen.s comet will be nearest tho sun
lsSi. 4 return Of wlnneckss comet in Ban.
Nmnns. 9aa oa Enckoa In october. transit OF
msla's saa. comet m.Y be expected about Nov, ii. ~
loA. 4 auasspos maximum. 4 transit Of
1895. Enoke's comet will become y,,tna In
!.nusty; The second Of l8o7. in Auonst. o .nJ a
t.;e's IN December. The moon vii bs tosts liz iu
e!lEaod on tls nlght Of March 25. -" 'o'4'9
1893. Ferthelson passage Ut Dror.en,s ANNA,
= tshars; rs Z spa A., OF aAtresta in bi.roh. TO-
Ang !9, 'islbls in Lapl.ud snd hsh 'prnds north.
lse7. Winnecks's come. VII! be du. in AMI,
1923: En,kes comet Will return In Nav "ps,'; .n.;
!este's IN October. The moou viii he IT. sme siis
selapaed on the night Of Dec. VI. '0'""S
!ssa. Tho MAXIMUM display Of Leonfds ~
Mofsmber nc meteofs. may br expected this y..r ~
ea ~ morning or the Eth Of the month a.
nta.sltbs st.tbs Showers. however. viii probshIx ha
"thesaed etch yeas from 1897 TO 1901. Tamns4,s 10
eonst which IL connected with thoso mstenr.
aua shleb preceded item in 1860, will probshi.
ptae 10 pe1lhellon in March. e''
r. iMo A total eo|ipse Of The sun will b. yie,h,.
~ % siFsnis Asy ~. The G.as comet Of isS1
rao naoee pefiod Ia th.sty.threa yesrs and ssya,,
%pnths, will return In the summer Of 1900, Tha
ssse & i, = q q minimum will also occur 10 ths i,ss
3eaf Of tho century. '|
,,!,hs - foregoing liat mskea 10 cl&ln, 10 com.
rp;@ess'. p";e,.s. Mona but total eclIpses hava been
hsns' hs'sa "a oat, aud eEen eome Of these may per.
isas i% hsve been overlooked. Tho moat tmpor-
ssi;s iii celestial phsuomsna, however, and espa-
t.s aoca such ID may be observed In our coun.
NJ as's hssn briefly designated. "'-
k.iotn nssa.s : to organize . uniysrsty for Tho