The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-07-26
Suns in Flames.

The catastrophe IN the stellar system
the confagration ola star-Whlch caused
SO much eommotion in astronomleal CIR
cles few months ago, is made the subject
Of an article il BeJgragja by Richard A.
Proctor, He says that this catastrophe
happened probably hundred years agoj
the messenger which brought the news to
Us, though travelling at rate spftielent to
circle the earth elght times IN the course
OF second, haa tfaYefSeo n1lilt2hs upon
ml'liohs ol niIss before fe"en's - toss
NoEe"osF' ! q s1"'i.7r a'e''ens - I,s,, e
eo ~ o5t s'1iA ~ = 7as''l . - -,
1he earn '0r1iea 1oNaio NJ "o1'o 4 81
ss'o5 = : - t"7ss'" :, :, 80, - 80 =
qoleAiy .si's1 "tslo9. "0 NC
0e alsso1Yeo "n' 'lV ,4, e'sN'e"'s go 9N,S
"l'n letFeliS "e1's' ~ 4'7s''9' = -
"lethef 'iie eSal''i y - '.''' S.@.'7 si
"hs!hef warning "oo'u =, y g. I. H. T.
coming oesth u'sion : = >'.'' ID -. : =
gaEhefeo lrohi s,le i"gss 'l'e",'o"S0 = -
aftieie ineie n''sg ''00'' - 80 80
ls8ta'ionS oe,o'0 1, s""1 "'''e''
known ls'S' ',SI.' ''e ~ - =" lSe9' aoo W
SefEeo oy = . - oo'- - 'c'g =.
years ago : was ~" o''Al's = -,
oa5 y - s,lo"l"s .4'' 70 ''s.'' -
0lis llsel 80" '1,l'''' ~ ''"7'
S'"l' = "s'S s'''''' ~ so
haa ever oeen ln'lsioie' un'i' 10 eo''ia
grafton mace It's llSh' 'e'l' I'oiaft'5 '1Sl-
bic.
The next new star Cor stellar conHagra-
tion) appeared in the regions Of the heay-
ems between Cepheus and CassioDeia
three times, A. D. 945, 1854, 1872, and is
expected to be seen on fire a gain before
long. This star remained burning at its
last appearance for sixteen moaths 1t
appeared larger thah jupiter ana oflgh'er
than SIRIUS = uld not attain thls ius,re
gradually, but shown fofth al once IN IT'S
full size ana brightness as Il It nao oeen
OF instant creation IN 1000 Faofle'u8
observed a ne" s'af IN 'ne neck Oh t'e
Y " haze. cohSteilatlon' ana II oePtemoeF,
1904 new one was discovered - oPhln-
chus. ln l6Io a ne" star appeared N
The constellation OF CEgnus' remaining
visible nearly two years. IN 1910 anoth-
er was seen when mas continued IN exist
eaeo-s.n &c 80 .srfsfens creation. - 'ns
s'ia y sii9 'e'7s ssee'fo1o'Fe -" '''ss' :
menu eonlolhihS 'aie 'eieseope allo sPs'
Of"seoPs-is "ao 'o"''1' '.l'A' - : ios.'e
- 'he S'''l - ie,ios' 'ls wy 9'''' 20
ofe, "'iS '''e - 'o9 s'D''o, '''s'' ilo''s '-'
- Ntose' sun o"''a'''s s',' 'e''0s9 81" .,,
i''' - oo''lu ltos - - os'''i' 1.se
whether ~ = n5alos s re = !" -. ~
ieae y ~ sSS'l Il " AlsS'ts' 's''9'0'o 'oi'
oeS'ioh W. = PROCESS
IL other words, was it as red-hot piece
LOT IRON Or like red hot coal? these
star contagrations, it Is believed, are
caused by contact with other heavenly
bo0leS--ileteolio hisi mo- ls'FSiiti5 otA ~
centric paths, Or those 70 attendance oil
the comets. The meteofs attendent up
on comet eentinpe to follow u its path
years after the comet has dlsappearsd
The tail ofthe comet OF l643 must actual /
ly have grazed our sun Newtons com
ct nearly approached it. At any time we
might be visited BY comet mightier than
either, travelling on an orbit in.erseeting
the suns surface, followed By fights Of
neteoric masses enormous IN size and
many in number, which, falling upon the !
sum- would excite hl3 "ilole frame % oe-
gree q hea, tar exceeding Wh8s he row
emlts. w nave evidence q Si1a 6feineh=
oous neas = "tl'el 'he Sap : surface "ouia
oe eAciteo - soe1i 2 case - i9'9 TWO
lne'eoFle masses ea11e .1neo cohsacS win
me SUM- he ooNl'4ii o. enese t"o
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