Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-04

venus sui noids her state as queen OF the
soon AFTER the sun has sunk below the horizo1
she Is coming rapidly towards as any Observer
may no.e oy her greater height above the
horizon and the later time OF her disaprearance
beneath it. During the early mari ., she
month she sets about nine O'Clock: during the
latter part not far from ten Inthe Path. Venus
is in conjunction with the new moon OF the ?, 81
and as the clouds have hidden the similar phe
nomena for the last TWO months. observers nav
nope this time for sight OF the beautiful cees-
ual picture formed by the moons silver cres-
cent In near proximity 10 the fairest OF the
soaIs An ordinary telescope shows that ONLY
q pofuon OF the illuminated disc OF Venus Is
pbase eu Hh towards the earth, presenting the
f mn Nv ~ nicn the moon takes on between the
will sho,. 1s last quarter: further observation
tinue TN, ,ha a. tne waning process will con-
ieIIoT conjunction when har yrno,a AZ III va uoa
10 turned towards US, as in our nass r Ssuo
brighter as her a Sna. she appears larger and
EASILY explained by her proximI1y utSSasss Is
,nan makes up for the deficiency NJ WSa, more
miles from ihep earsS Se twenty iye millions OF
SA anu a,nan tunes as great as when ~ ~ -
greatest distance, one hundred and sixtv mt MI
lions or miles. N' mn-
Mercury is evening star until tbe III, ,,-,.
be comes into inferior conjunction. passing ha
tween US and the sun, after which ne CO..
mences his short role or morning star 10 ,,si,
still be visible during the frsi weelr os I'm III,
month. setting now dbout eight o'clocl- q I,ttIo
south or tie point where Venus sets ana No.
HUH BtT, Us tiltlt u Out flrfe-1uartar. no
an hours time between the setting OF the fva
planets. The best tine to LOOK Tor Mercurv 10
about three-quarters OF an hour afier s,insar
when he may be seen shining with a hg illisr;
white light resembling Sirius but rot AZ hriS,,r
Uranus closes the list OF evening stars n =.
still pursuing his slow course AMONG tho s,ars
Of Lee, ard may be found on the last az tho
month about two degrees east OF Repulns Tho
best tine for observation is on the firsi ar tho
month, about half-paSt nine, when the nia NOT
reaches the meridian; on the last of tbn Inon1S
he comes 10 the meridian at hail. past seven
Jupiter Is brilliant morning star rising no,v
at quarter after four, and, at the end M tha
month, al half past two more than two bonrS
before sunrise. lie must be looked for in the
southeast before the morning dawn ana VIA
be quickly recognized as factIe 3,r;,c.,,s aroonr
tie starry throDg On the 10th he win no t6
conjunction with the waning moon w iA
Mars is morning star but this f. not aeld dax
Ia his history, Tor though he rises now at about
han-paSt three, he Is so far south and so inSi-
nif1cant In size and brightness as TO attract
little attention during the month His turn
VIII come next November at hts onnosition
when be will be the object OF chief Interest. as
uononelS vyfng with each other in the hone of
discovering moor moons, or ia the pleasure of
welcoming the return OF Deimos and Phobos to
the region OF terrestrial visibility
saturn is morning star, but too near the sun
70 DE seen at present. On the last of the month
ne rises at four, and as he is farther north than
The other planets, may possibly be found by a
pTdcUlc6Q eye FT0rfJtnce Journal