The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01

f1rtn IN aIlt.lton. JUL =. I'm. 14m. p
sun enters Libra; autumn commences sept. p
~ 25m. a.
sun enters Capricorn; winter commences Dec
81, llh. I'm. p IN.
EcLIPsEs.
There viii he two eclipses in 1876; both of the
| sun. follows:
A total eclipse Of the sun APRIL 9, at Oh a0i. m
a. m. Invisible 10 every part II the United states
An annular eclipse Of the sun, sept 20 par.
TALLY visible at Chicago just after sunrise. The
eclipse viii be central on line which starts few
miles southwest from Oswego, y. v runs "a the
point where the 10th degree Of north latitude cuts
the western coast 81 Africa. and ends Just beyond
the east coast ~ Africa in Is degrees south lati-
/ tude. The eclipse will De visible fr,m every part
of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Continent ~
Africa. Venus viii be In conjunction with the
sun at this time.
THE PLANETS.
Msrcurv-The following are the greatest elon-
cations Of Mercury from the sun. For one or
two days before and after these dates he viii he
visible.
In the West. after sunset. Feb Is. Is deg. .
min. june =, - deg ii min. Oct. 6, - deg.
In the East. before sunrise. March -. ?. deg
= min. July -, ~ deg. q min; Nov. Is. 10
deg Il min.
Ieaifs will be a morning star being westward
from the sun. during the first nine months OF the
year. On New Years Day she H. y degrees from
the sun, having receded from him much since
the transit Of Dec She win attain her greatest
brilliancy on Jan. II. and her greatest el0ngation
on Feb Il, being as degrees 80 minutes distant
from the sun She will be in superior coniunc-
tion with the sun at the eclipse Of sept. - and
an evening star from that date till the end OF the
year
Mars viii he morning star during the first FIVE
months OF the year. on Jan. >. ne viii aess
than degree north from the bright star known a.
Alpha in Libra. On Feb "a, he will he only5
minutes sopfh from Grafias or Beta in ~corpi0
ON the 18th Of February. he will be due north
from Antares. 81 degrees. ON June 70, he will
be on the meridian az midnight. and just west
from the arrow head q SagItiarius. He viii oc
cult the star numbered a. in that constellation
al midnight 81 june %. At thedate % opposition
dune 30l he will be only 90 COZ on miles from the
earth, with an apparent diameter OF p 3 seconds
and parallaN Of 70. o. seconds. lie will then be
very interesting object for telescope ollserva-
ton. especially in South America at the Cane Of
Good Hope, and in Australia. and measures If
his angular distances from the star above noted
will probably be made. "A means Of finding the
distance from the earth to the sun fully equal in
value 70 that furnished by the transit Of Venus in
December. 1874.
Mars win be- visible in the cvenin. sky the last
half ~ the year. sept. - he will be only 10
minutes north from Sigma. the brightest star in
>agiftarius, and viii pass through the constella-
ton Aquarius i'm November and December
jap Ter viii BE- an evening star tin April lc the
date ~ hls conjunction with the sun; and a morn
ing star from that date till Nov. g. when he will
be OF the meridian nc midnight. During the
greater part Of the year he will be nearly between
Arista The brightest star Of the Virgin, and Al
pha in Libra. He will be north from the latter
star on Nov. 2, an angular distance Just equal 10
the average diameter Of the full moon.
saturn viii he In conjunction with the sun on
Feb. >, and on the meridian NJ midnight lin oppo-
siiiOnl on the 18th Of August At the last named
date he will be degrees northeast from Delta the
most ea-terly Of the prominent stars in Capricorn
and will pass just westward and then eastward |
over that star during the remainder Of the year
The rings ~ Saturn are rapidly closing up In
January the greatest external breadth Wilt be 70
Tie least a. 81 TO ]; and in the last half Of the
year as tol.
Uranus viii be on the meridian at midnight on
the ~ 81 February. when he will be 6 degrees I
northeast from Alpha IN Cancer nearly half way /
between that star and Epsilon in Leo. He 4 /
easily seen with the naked eve. He will be visi-
bic, near that place, in the evenings till July.
VIII BE- IN conjunction with the sun on Aug: -, 4
and rise before him during the reinainder Of the /
year.
Neptune will be on the meridian at midnight \
Oct. Is. He will then be four-t enths Of the die
little 70 the left of the line joining those stars.
Not visible except through the telescope.
coNJUScTIoSs AND OSCILLATIONS.
March ~. in the morning. Venus and saturn |
will be only ~ degree apart, rising before the 4
sun.
us and Antares, and leave the star about half
past ; o'clock.
May a. att: "a p. m. Venus will be only
minutes south from Neptune. They viii be viss
bic In the telescope, nearly together, the morning
before and after.
July rs, at 2 ~ p. m the moon will pass very
close 20 Mars. They win then be below the horf-
zon, but may be seen not far apart on the evening
" that day.
Aug. 10, in the morning. rising before the sun
Venus and Mercury will be about h degree asun-
Ter
Aug. ., at Is a. m. 70 p a. m. the moon
will occult Ieta in Aries.
sept. :, at 70 O'Clock p. m. the moons dark
limb will touch Gamma in >aeittarius
Oct. p, at - a. m. Venus will be only p
minutes south from Jupiter. both rising before
he sun.
Oct. ~, at on a. m Mercury viii be less
han deg. south from Jupiter, both rising be-
lore the sun.
On the mornings Of the 25th and eGth, Mcrrary,
Venus and Jupiter will lie near each other
Nov. ID, AZ half paste O'Clock n. m. the moon
will appear 10 touch Zeta In Aries
Nov. ~, AZ Ion. i'm. m. Mars viii be only Is
minutes south from saturn.
DEC. III, nj - O'Clock n. M, the moon will visit
he Pieiades, and touch =, n star Of the fourth