The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-27

and April; and nearly in apogee at the time of
| Full in November and December.
yernal Equinox-March %, II 50 a. m.
| Summer Solstice-June Il, sl3 a. m.
| Earth in Alphabetically 2. 2s30 a. m.
Autumnal Equinox-Sept u. 1886 .. N.
| Winter Solstice-Dec. ri, 4.51 D. m.
ECLIPSES.
There will be four eclipses during the year,
| two of each luminary, as follows:
An annular eclipse of the sun, near two
O'Clock in the morning of Feb q; which viii.
| therefore, be invisible to the people on this
part of the earth's surface. 1t will be partial
| ly visible from nearly the whole of Australia,
but from neither of the Continents, its north
ern limit being south of the southernmost
capes of Asia and Africa.
/. A partial eclipse of the moon in the morn
| ing of Feb. II. visible from the United States.
The moon will enter the eafth,s shadow at 3h-
525Sm. a. m, and leave it at Oh. 4ssstm- q. m.
| At 5h. 2lm., the middle Of the eclipse, 0.4 OF
the moons diameter viii be obscured. The
| time is not favorable for general observation
from this section
A total ectipss Of the sun, July 90. visible to
all parts of North America. Tbs line of total
ity runs through Kamschatka, Behring' Straits,
Alaska, British America, Western Montana,
Western Wyoming, Western Colorado, passing
about l degree southwest of Denver City,
sne across Texas to the Gull of Mexico, near
Galveston City. At Chicago the eclipse viii
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being obscured at about Al. Aim p. m, which
is the time Of the greatest phase as seen from
this CITY,
a partisi eclipse of the moon in the after
noon and evening Of Aug IL, partially visible
from Chicago. The moon will enter the
shadow at Al SIN p m, being then below
the horizon: and willleave it at III. fin p m,
rhen she will be little more than half an hour
high.
THE Pi4Ss,ss
lHereuy-Will be at his greatest siungstion
west, rising before the sun, at the following
dates: Feb. t25lG deg June (244 deg),
Sept , Qs deg.)
His greatest elongations east, setting after
the sun, vii BE I. fJ'Isws: April Is GU deg },
Aug. 10 CTS dcg.), Dec. 3 t2i dsg-l The
frst-named date will be the most favorable for
observation with the naked eve in northern
ATTITUDES. Those who, like Copernicus on his
death-bed, regret never to have seen Mercury,
Fill DO well to look for him the evenings of
Arm u ard Is Just after sunset, little
south from tie pbihs where the sun sinks be-
low the horizon
On the 9th of Nav the planet will traiIsit the
SUMS disc; the interesting phenomenon being
visible from the whole of the American Conti-
nens The transit viii begin at about Oh. "a q.
m, and end at Al 5sm; D. m. the total dura-
ton being hours "a miildtess ~ noon the
planet viii be very nearly one-thifd q the
SUMS apparent diameter below his upper limb.
The first contact viii occur IS degrees east,
atls the last 100 degrees west, from the las
ECONOMICALLY h6t.he,n point of the solar disc
yssns-Will be near her grsatses eastern
elongation at the opening Of the year, setting
after the sun, and win be very prominent Oh
jeet in the evening sky during January, as she
Fhsn she will be q few degrees south from
ths z 9f Aoifaries- At the close of January
Lambda in Aquafias. Feb q i the date Of
her inferior conjunction with the sun: She
viii thereafter be morning star till Dec. 5,
the date of her superior conjunction with the
sun. She attains her greatest brilliancy
March IS being then nearly midway between
Alpha in Aquafiss and Mu In Capricorn. In
The ricraiss IF April . she viii be about
8 degs. south fr6ti fhs tnoDn. Nav 1, she
attsins her greatest western sionqation, 46
degs. min., being then little below the
quadrilsteral in the Western Fish May 6 she
VIII be 7. degs- north from Saturn In the
morning of Aug. % she viii be very near the
taota SEPT. 3 viii be only half degree
quarter of degree sotsh ffoffs Mercury, both
in the morning. Oct 81 Venus viii Re less
than degree north from Mars Except 70
those who rise before the sun, the planet
Venus will be an interesting object only dur
Ing the tsrst month of the year.
Hars-At tie Beginning of the year this
planet win be nearly ON tic meridian at |;
O'Clock in the evening, . little southeast from
Algenib. and from that time gradually nears
the sun till Sept. Is, the date Of his conjunc-
ton liars viii not be prominent object in
ISIS, though easily recognized in the evening
SKY I'm the wesD during the first two months
ef the year.
syfstsr=.Will be in conjunction with the sun
Jan. }, and bs morning star during the first
half of the year. June Ia, near midnight, he
win be less than half apdezree north from the
moon. and viii be again nearly in conjunc-
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