Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-05
The Planets in June.


OF much account during the month. He will
be brilliant object In the lovely June morn
1ngs, as he leads the starry host and holds his
ness Those who have watched his movements
Will note his increasing magnitude and bril-
liancy as with accelerat1ng speed he rolls ma
lestically onward In his orbit towards his perl
helion and opposition with the sun, travelling
towards the earth as well as the great cen
trail orb, whose disturbed condition may be par
TALLY owing to the attraction Of his huge
or supposed to exist on account of certain
perturbatiOnS In the movements of Uranus
and II the cratic movements of Mercury reveal
the presence OF planets within bis orbit, why
should not the near approach of Jupiter to the
sun stir up c0mmOt1On In his fiery elements?
The sun is still diversified With spots, and the
planet Is near enough to perthelion to make his
influence felt. Astronomers have been wise
prophets thus far as to the influence OF the COM
mencement of the sun-spot cycle Tomatoes and
cyclones OF extreme severity have borne witness
10 abnormal 10 conditions OF the atmosphere, and
wave OF intense heat, such as has not occurred
1or quarter OF century at this season
OF the year, has confirmed the eXactneSs
OF previous observations. We must still
and auroral displays that follow the maxi
mum OF sun spots: We have yet to learn whether
the coincident periheia OF the four great planets
Will Increase and prolong the elemental warfare
This Is one Of the most Interesting problems OF
the day, as we'll as one OF the most practical
ard important. 1t will not meet with hasty
to the year 1885. Herschel, the great astronO-
mer, said that Sun spots influenced the price
OF corn" This assertion is easily understood
Tor neat. drought and storms exert a mighty
lhnuence On haryeStS, and Ii these are lesSened
The value OF what remains Is Increased Stu
dents OF astronomy will therefore regard With
especial interest the movements OF Jupiter In
the morning sky, while they ponder uDon the
mysterious link that un1tes In one harmonious
whole the members OF the solar family. The
planet now rises at two o'clock; at the end OF
the month. about midnight.
Saturn is morning star. and holds his Mace
not far away from his more brilliant rival He
TOO, the second In size or the giant members of
me brotherhood, Is travelling towards his opao.
perihellon, so that he Is increasing In size and
looming clearer tint than the murky one that
mas marked his presence. He rises now at half
past TWO, half hour after Jupiter; at the end
or the month, about half-paSt twelve.
Venus is morning star, and travels so near the
sun as to be entirely hidden from mortal vision
Sic rises now few minutes before four: at the
close or the month only about quarter OF an
hour before the sun. The beautiful planet In
this portion OF her orbit is, therefore apparent
ly blOtted out OF the celestial map, but she is
only ecnpsed In the solar glow, and will re-
appear before the summer has fulfilled Its
course. -
Mars Is evening star. His rudy glow is paling
and his size diminishing as he wends his way
towards the sun and Increases his distance from
the earth. He sets now quarter before eleven.
at the end Of the month about half-past nine.
Uranus is evening star, still wandering among
lne small stars OF Leo, and too far from the
earth to be visible without the aid OF the tele-
scope. He sets now about eleven; at the end OF
tne month not far from ten.
Mercury is evening star after the I'd, when he
reaches his superior conjunction with the sun.
lie then rises and sets with the sum- being
apparently joined TO him as the word commune
tlOn' implies. He sets therefore about half-Dast
seven, and commences his oscillation eastward
from the sun In the straight line In which he
seems TO move, being too near to be visible.
The June moon fullS on the 22d. The morn
Ing sky OF the I'd VIII show a lovely picture OF
the waning crescent of the old moon near to
the brilliant Jupiter and his less distinguished
rival Saturn. On the 9th, one day before her
Change she Will be near Venus. The new moon
OF the 9TH will be near Mercury on the Sth Mars
on the 18th and Uranus on the 18th, and the
waning moon on the 30th will again pay her re-
spects TO Jupiter. on the 22d there Will be
TOTAL eclipse OF the moon, which viii be invl-
slole In this portion OF the globe, but will be
ted States, and entirely visible In the Pacific
ocean.
Events are somewhat monotonous on the
planetary records OF the month. The Visible
planets are evenly divided, Jupiter Saturn and
venus doing duty as morning stars: Uranus
Mars and Mercury being numbered as evening
stars Jupiter takes the lead In interest. and
we may expect to hear the report of observers
concerning the great red spot that CLOVIS upon
his disk. Sun spots are still to be studied in
connection With meteorological changes those
occurring during the last month having been of
marked Importance. Auroral displays may also
ADD their weird testimony to prove the exist
ence OF solar disturbance. -PrOuiderlce Journal