Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-08
v,.... 'n march.


Venus is pre-eminently swsy exse s,tr 10 -
o aS stf ier pie es a sssSs.
month. She is becoming more !. .acne- IN
conspicuous every night as she appnb> S.arizor
livery observer viii admire the superb %.
OF tbls radiant star, as suddenly appearing frs.
inc depths OF space soon after sunset: she putt
saa G fayn ana 10 the begas the
her court without q rival until the 94th when
the most interesting planetary exhibition OF The
month takes place. Venus. Mercury and the
new moon or the 22d arc then in conjunction.
and the celestial trio WI form a charming
group In the twilight glow OF the evening sky.
Venus sets now at half-past 7; at the end OF the
month at quarter before 3.
Mercury Is evening star after the 18th, coming
into superior conjunction with the sun. lie
reaches his greatest eastern elongation on the
9th. and is then in one OF the most favorable
conditions for observation that viii occur dur
Ing the year. At that time and few days be-
lore and after he may be seen little south OF
the point where Venus sets. On the 9th he sets
ABOUT O'Clock, an hour and a-half after sunset:
mus an excellent opportunity is afforded for
peep at the swift footed and fiery planet.
,, Sa . VIII De morning star after the 26th be-
neaT MIN to be visible during the greater
praetos VI .ne month. He is now at his
aoc sSa o Gistance from the earth, more than
no -, ,.v,ooS mics and for month or two VIII
W " SO ,99vsrshadowed by the suns al-powerfui
ars enaI ne Will be blotted out OF existence To
r oup,. ,' Is morning star, and fast merging
nom the temporary eclipse caused by his near.
mes 10 eae sun be may be easily seen by the
before sunrise. On the 3lst he rises ar ahonss
half past four, an hour and three-auarters M.
lore the sun, and glimpse OF his bright face
amply repay the early riser for the effort renmii
site TO enjoy the scene. On the 2oth Jupiter is
In conjunction with the waning crescent OF the
oia moon two days before the change. Planet,
do mill
Gal snow worth seeing. Our giant brother IS
coming toward us and assuming larger proaor
lions, though he viii have to make more than
another apparent circuit Of the skies before
reaching In september, 1850, his perlhelion. an
epoch that will be watched with intense inter
Is, by the PHYSICISTS of this small sphere.
little Interest is attached to his moyeInents dur
ing the month. He rises now q little after
4 a. ana 20 az me END OF the month at half past g.
he is In the constellation Sagittarius, and is
visible as small red star In the southeast In
the early morning hours.
Uranus Is an evening star, and In good posi-
about 10 O'Clock ON the last OF the month. He
can then be detected by the naked eye on clear
moonless evenings, In the constellation Leo
s Deuween fegulqs the leading brilliant, and the
The March moon fulls or the sth. She will
ne near Uranus on the 9TH, entirely eclipsing his
past days her last quarter, and near Jupiter on
the goth, when slender waning crescent.
Inc ZO0lacal Llght has been unusually bril-
nant curing many evenings in February its
vivid colortng making the surrounding heavens
dark In comparison. This interesting phenom.
enon may be seen on any clear, m0onless even.
Ing In March. 1t becomes visible about an hour
after sunset as column Of soft white light, the
base Of the cone resting on the part of the horf-
ION where the sun went down, and the apex
reaching TO the Pleiades. The soft glow OF the
mysterious light differs from every other an
pearance In the sky, and no words can describe
the ETHEREAL delicacy, the flmy texture and
strangely fnc0mprehensfble as 1t Is exauisitely
beautiful.-tP Providence Journal