Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-04
THE EVENING STAR,
WEDNESDAY,. August 4, ISSO,
The Planets I'm August.

rooupitef Is evening star, says the Providence
nou, stot and rolls on towards periheuon and or-
ann'nan, constantly increasing speed The neir
nnppIoaon OF This great planet 10 the sun has
peen accompanied by an unusual elemenfaI
Wal which may be taken to substantiate
me .neoIy that the close proximity of the
nuence upon the central lumtnary Earth
Ieakes numerous and destructive have porne
WI mn ,, 10 the internal commotion going on In
.ne unknown depths beneath the earth s slend ar
CIuSt: Whlrlwind and water-spOut. such as
was never known IL the memory of the oldest
IrnnaoIahI, mas spent its fateful force on New
does have been of almost daily Occurrences as
reported on weather records: wave or Intense
neat has been followed by cold snap. when
fires were comfortable frost Law On The
lowlands OF Massachusetts,. snow fen on The
Catsk1lls, and Ice and snow chilled the blood OF
lne pieaSure-SeekerS On Mt Washington IL IS
comforting assurance to know that Jupiter viii
De safely beyond his perihelion before the other
outfr planets reach this important point ia their
oroits. Sal urn, Uranus and Neptune all touch
tnelT peI1helion in 1854. giving promise OF a
respite before they take their turn In pulling
with one accord upon the sun. Jupiter rises noS
aoout 10 O'clock: at the end OF the month nj
ABOUT O'Clock. Half an hour later Saturn viii
SsIIear following closely In the wake OF the more
DillIiant Jupiter. The two planets retain nearly
the same position In regard TO each other
ihioUghout the month, though Jupiter moves
t,, se lester towards the south. thus widening
curry is morning star after the 5th
NAen ne comes into inferior coniunc-
uoH WIN the sun, Passing between the earth
anu the sun. anG rcappearing on his western
> ne 10 pay MS short role OF morning star. lie
.e3cEts lis greatest western elOngaJlon on the
ZlSt, ana his perihelion on the 18th. He sets
noN lew minutes after 4. nearly with the sun:
at the emo or the month he rises few minutes
aIlel =. venus is evening. and hugs the sun
700 closely 10 be seen III the early part OF the
month. setting then about twenty minutes At.
yer the SUM- But towards the close OF the
mon'n, b1lght-eyed observers may detect her
oedllliiS presence for nearly a half hour after
Sunstt, ana next month she will be glorious tn
oelioiu- Sne may be looked for about four de-
sleeS SOUTH OF the point OF sunset rising now a
rev minutes later than half-past :: at The end
Vi lne honln lew minutes afterI Mars is
evening star, and may be seen during the
carry porJion or the month, though so far AWAY
anu SO near the sun that he Will be lost Ia view
On tne 10Th there is a close conjunction be-
tween Uranus and Venus. the planets being AZ
minutes OF degree apart. This phenomenon
VIII AFFORD fine opportunity to the telescope
STUDENT lot study OF the contrast in planetary
Colors, the delicate tint OF Uranus and the intn
ltaDle SOU golden hue OF Venus being beauti
Iully Illustrated Uranus sets now about half
past eight, at the end OF the month about SIM
SET Among noteworthy events during the
month the nrSt In Importance will be the con-
tlhued STUDY or elemental disturbance I'm ter
restrlal territories In connection with sun spots
AID the grand pull which mighty Jupiter IS ny-
IL Will be well also to remember that his mass
greatly exceeds that OF all the other planets
complned. and that the difference between his
equatorial ard polar diameter is 5 600 miles or
more than half OF the whole diameter of the
globe.