, 1875-09-04

/ kHU La JlAEH tHpIy III tlD IDFmAll1n tII til
un'vrrro bo accented, NO must regard An Noa.iuy
wnshl.mattor not vet condemned into \ aolIt
FORM"
How doog this snnnttnscope pllpw tLnt?"
"EtA,ty enough, thoiEh perflapA 1t wautI ht
difficult for mo ~ convoy intc[lixibtu extlnaa
lion 0f It, without tic MD Of n diagram EGiet
It to nay that different conditions III matter riyt
out different 1uaiitlos ut 1Eht: what In cnllct
Ion Of light formch By pasAlnp ray from IN Or
1!t through plism which II ordinarily Of glaHs
That ribbon Of light ia crpssed by many tlt'1
iifes III tho ease ct Har. Wills tlla light from
!ioGula only gives thoHa li,IcA which generally
El'ado OF to form indntinet handE, inaloatl OF
tho wctl-detuoh Aarp linz coming from tho star
when contains matter III mora cohticnaotl CON
d1tlon. 1hern aro. l,oweyor, objects wiIicl, pro-
eent 10th thone ht poaranceHt for inssaDce. the
celebrated hobula III Orion, which IL gnnuno
mas OF gas. rpt!nhfcl horo ami theso with NIL
.norouH ntars, about foftr.aight Of which bave
letn conntod. Tho noi,ufa itsolf gives tho Kaa
hands in The spectrum, wh,lo tho ntars show tho
nnrrnwor limos which indicato that thoy uro pro-
uucea hY star light.
''IIaya you any Idea
| of TIN: s1zE or THAT SEnutA7"
Nm" uss tho reply: " Int It s probably very.
very fareo certainly It oceunlea a greater apncc
than ts wo s9ar hyste aud psobaeiy vsr
Bono idon OF tho sl2eB Of sotne of tho nebul;rs,
as that In Andromot1a tho distance through
which, exooctls our distance frnm tho planet Mop
tulC hAlGh IN G,HuD.upustt0 kuslth T11Il +lo nAAs
II wo could stand at ono sfdo o, That nehun, mud
II wcro possible for flash OF lightning to occur
at tho otllcs, tho phenomenon would be visible
to us about two months nftcr 1t OCCURRED
| aArunN.
And now It IL t'rno 10 rny attontion to tho
| planet Saturn. Tho reporter expected to HOO
the toleacore turned at once upon that iumlnary,
he being protn,uent enough to tho naked eve,
| shining III tic southeastern qunrtor Of tho
heavens, but no. Tho former PROCESS WaH re-
tcatcd; the instrument was ret by dcclination
and 1ueridinn dstaneo M before, tho dotno
there waB tho plAuet baxilg in Ill Ite glnry, Ap-
poarnR to tho nakotl oro MI l. star considerably
lass brilliant than some Of those thon above tho
horizon nc became wonderful locking obJect
~ tho telescope. hugo body Of light cIrc!ed by
lines fine M l,alra, which tho nRtFonomcr ga1
were tho cloud beltH In Ills ntmosrhorn. Iio Yas
Beon To be n1Ho surrounded by magnificent ring
Of light which wcro aacortained to DO tho BattoI-
litos ot tie pInnot, Tho first exclamation wl,icl,
1850 to the lips Of the reporter was, '.TIlas is
eTeat toa pro.ticr than any Of tho pictures I
i si sat nf IL '1s so saSi ssns but r. s''s xe e
tho astronomer replied tint !" TINT is
q fault Of all star pictures. Thoy represent tl,o
tang nsich r1ainer than It IL. For Instance" :"
dAld hc "you hnyo Ia look very shnrply MT tin
rring sya.cn to REQ near tlse eprascnt e,ltla n
hlm nf dathnehl Which shows tho pusi.jpD Of
The spAco, in the two broad rings. In tho net
urea thts In repreBoted AZ a woll-tetlncd black
A-ohtp 4'Ak HL }4ft FEnlB HpO. HlGQ tito
plane nf the rinGa was moro pcarly pognetIiltc-
ular to tho cyc Of Tho obAorvor it was rnsubo to
see that dark si'aco much moro distinctly Thai,
DOW nut 1t was necessary to wntcli it Ynty close
" III order to tfnce II oil ronDd QUO Nide Of tho
ring. aI'd on tic otcr ado it was partially lid
den hyitlo tiiso OF the pla,lot.h
How witlo Rso tl,oso rl,GB p
oh sai1 tho Informant. "tiny oxtentl in |
space nearly 1d,000 miles, and nro distant its.
nuw, liltlo mora than aao,no0, 0nn i1ilrs"
land those Etatolttca, how big nro tuoy7 "
continued the snq,siaitnr. IIo gathered from
what followed that the nn1alset Of thoso that
tel. or nhoit half thu i,ucnl dimensions of our
moon. Sone ara sill emntIor. Oun az thom.
tho most rcccl>ty discovered, In ostimatpi tu bo
not1toro than lh3 noa IN diameter bit it requires
than th5 to cuahle Id to SOC It Mt ull. Il M.
pears oven then ns q star Of tho Hoyantocnth
magnitude. which ia norceptible only by tho aid
OF tue very best ri teeEcoroa.
"4ou say y1H Gail SEQ 1t with
,v. iiluilE1 '!%os1rT1su rowrn.
~ meal, that tho laonifysng power Of tho Ill
strilHcns docs not entiroty dopoad upon tie sizo
ot tic glass at what is called tho object eud or
Ino to'oscopo, but upon tue eyc-pIece, and tho
Instrument iA ittol with several aucl. Tie one
belug chosen which ie beht adApted to tho time
and obj0ct Of observation"
Why don't you put In higher maguifyipg
PoWes NOW ="
We will try It, and 500 tho effect" Accord
ne,y. tho hext tew HccondB were occupied iu
'aksnR out S eng piece Of motal and putting Ia
laGtheE, and thou the reporter was directed to
ook' 10 saw tue planet much largor than be-
ore. but 1t was little better thai u sl,cct or
'Ght. no .1ac'nR Of tnc lines OIL tho body OF tho
1ianot, md mot = sign Of darkpcss IN Tim rinus
10 Indicated fills fact to tho ad.ropou,cr. wi,o
opl,ed that it waa just III he had expected. ..You
ee. said ho TINT It IL not alwsYa tho laronsf ,
1,neh,no n, thst Is s1o oat useful. Tho faci ill.,
'r own atmosphere, tl,a l1,stri,.nops lnarnities
ltnt an ta,.uE NJ i mngnt1ea tho etars, sud tho
my o1ect Is tn diminish tho .liytiuct,,osa m tho
ianot through WV
:, TITS SMALL. TELESCOPE" .
'ho reporter did 10, md aaw yary li!tla hcaIdcs
large star: Having seen it through, tho largo
ho, he could tatGct outings Of light which !
the snas 1s p9iors pf thn oF what may be Described
lon looking object. "And that In unat you
ase been looking at oil The timo," said he. 'oa =
!, .;t ten REPLIED tue Astronomer, "and that ia
u ase st'at ~ nave to look at during tuo huurs or
'afo Of IN evoning Wien | nm exhibiting tleao y
o1cG:a to viBitrru." The reporter oIuoryod v
iat y was an occupation proaaIc cnoneh. cr. d
: eesaily a1teF many repotstious. IIo then want
WHAT CONFIRMATION
10 astronomer received for his arduous lnbors
l!ttl8 conversation on this point, mostly cnr
Cd on. however, after tho other ylytorn.i,nd II
3nanms f3paa1te nd nn tue asroomer ha closed up te
10 facsa that the 6b.esyu.ery lad bo boae e'Soa i @ h
1pbcnnions condition tor several ynsrs ii
4ad bseh atandi0g idle, not ou!y for st
MI ni fluids to mn 1t. but nlvo because It VA. Al
al absolutely uulaaable condition othorwian | l.,
lttlo moro than yaar ago au effort was ,nnJe ea
TeslFo u, and bY tho issriuK OF jfc-momher. l.:
M sos at el0e each fund Ut sb0oo was raised Ia
issh has boan expended in rebuilding tue lomo r
d In rc1stlnR the telotcope. '-'s t.
ina reporter remembered having visited TIM oo
,a t,herSAtory several tears ago, and noted man
TIE GREAT CHANCE IN APPEARANCE.
tmetiy y maa honfapherical cap that scomcd wi
nstrActed OK Iron. with no outiet m
tha sky, hut several pondcrous Iron -,
ors that would not moyo uttber by forea NJ 81
aHlnE., III the now tiomo thena wore roulncnd W
n la rtt,ior T..