The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-08-01

|. Although the sky during the 8. harvest
month = presents fewer of the more inter.
essing stellar clusters and consultations
than are visible in the autumn and winter
seasons ~ Of the year, yet the planets can BE-
traced. the galaxy is more conspicuous and
the short but generally serene nights at
ford opportunities for scanning the heavens
Which the more frequently intervening
clouds Of other periods preclude.
Mercury will reach its greatest elonga-
tien, or apparent distance from the snn. on
thf 26th, and may be seen Immediately
af'er sunset as bright star glimmering IN
anpsss a SsAh Il ke t~sh 6aRRts srs,a sh rssssc6
evening shorter time above the horizon.
1t will be near the moon on the 22d. Mars
will rise at midnight the beginning Of the
month and increase in brightness until its
opposition to the sun in November. The
ruddy planet, will then be we'll situated for
observation, though the position will not be
80 favorable as it was when the moons were
discovered in August, 1877. After the
middle of July Jupiter may be seen in
the northeast about midnight and rivsling
Venus 10 brightness, though more than
seven times the distance of the latter from
tho sun. Saturn, ,in many respects the most
remarkable OF the planets. can be noticed
shining with q pal.sh yellow light An hour
before midnight after the 18th. Uranus
will he near the new moon on the 21st.
On the evening of the last day OF the
month this planet and Mercury may be OBJ
served q. short distance from each other
in the western sky. About midnight after
the 25th Neptuae may be traced in the
east little above the horizsn.
That interesting phenomenon, an annu-
lar eclipse of tho sun, will occur on the
10th, but unfortunately it will not be Wis
ible in any part OF the western hemis,
phere. ..-,...
The last of this month the fiery star,
Anlares in Scorpio, will be on the merid-
ian about s o'clock in the evening. Four
smaller stars form an arch over this ruddy
sun not unlike paper kite, and ten more
star towards the southeast in an ir-
regular line, forming the tail of the kite.
Vega, which makes large rigbtangled
triangle with Arctnrus and the Pole Star,
will be on the meridian little after mid
night the beginning of tn, month. 1t is
star of the FIRST magnitude and passes near
ly overhead in this latitude. This stellar
orb, situated at distance of rs. .0O0, 000, ,0G0
miles, and seen by light which requires 10
years TO pass over, the intervening space,
will, in tho cenrse Of 10000 years, become
the pole-star or stationary star 10 the north
ern heavens. Ras Algettic, or the kneeler,
the principal star in the constellation Her
On me 5gLn. Tns sIssr I4sanoos, 'I1 s1sss s1-
ssellation, is regarded as the point
i'm the celestial sphere towards which
the, solar system il passing in its journey
through space. Regulus, which is the
brightest star in Leo, will set at 10 o'clock
This star is situated about halt degree
norh If the ecliptic OF apparent path OF the
sun in his annual circuit. Unlike Sirius,
Arsturus, Capella and Vega, whose bright
nes makes them yanguards OF the starry
host, the distance Of Rsgulus has not been
even approximately ascertained. Indeed
she distances of the orbs that roll through
suace are 40 immense that, except in few
iustancss. they have not been determined.
Eaough, however. is known to sho" that
I vben the heavens ars scanned, the stellar
suns are seen by light that emanated from
many of them hundreds, and it may be
thousands, of years ago. II, therefore,
| majority Of them ceased to exist at the pre-
sens time, astronomers would not be aware
of the disappearance for centuries to come
ach is the immensity Of space, and snch'
too, the infinitude Of years that have passee
since those suns that day obscurss began u
amoye and shine" aae