, 1880-10-03

The moon will be new at 1868 o. m. to-day,
and in her first quarter at 6:45 p. IN. next SUM-
dag. She will be in perigee Friday morning, and
the half moon will, therefore, be very bright
one. Friday evening she will pass between US
and i star of the third magnitude in Ophiuous,
but 50 near the time OF setting that the phenom-
enon need not be calculated for this region. She
is conjunct with Mars tomorrow afternoon,
With Mercury tomorrow night, and with Venus
Tuesday evening.
The suns upper limb will rise on Monday at
6:0k e. H., south ut u:48:e9 65s. a. H., and set at
$50 ?. N.
The suns upper limb rises Friday next at
Cos a. H. eouths at II 1T 65s. a.lm-, and sets
At 5:ee9A p. m.
The sidereaI time Thursday mean noon will
be 13h. 06m. 59.55s.
Mercury will south Thursday at 0:40 p. n. and
set at 900 p. m. He IL passing east frum the SUN
but slowly, and will attain his greatest elonga-
ton Nov. l.
Venus will south Thursday at lis p m. and
set at 8:26 p. N. She is yet low down at the time
Of sunset, but Is recognizable In clear SKY as
soon US the sun has disappeared. She will be
~ degrees from the moon. towards the pole
star, Tueaday evening. sh9 is slowly coming
out as evening star.
Mars will south Thursday at o:10 p m. He is
nearly in conjunction with the sun. That phe-
nomenon will occur the 18th OF this month, at
which time both will be nearly in opposition to
Saturn. i,
Uranus will south at a:4s a. N. Th,rsday. His
angular distance fruIn the sun is not great
enough to permit him to be an object Of inter-
est
Neptune will south Thursday at 1:4e a. m. His
right ascension will then be eh. AIM, aud decli-
nation Il degrees II minutes north
Jupiter is now an evening star, his opposition
to the sun occurring next Thursday morning.
He will thon be at his least distance from the
earth; the distance being almost the least pos
sible 1t then will be only about 366 Geo miles,
his apparent diameter 47.84 seconds Of arc, his
briiiancy very great. though not markedly
greater than last week. This Is the eliminating
time, mathematically speaking, but the planet
will probably attract more attention a
month hence than nov, az be will
then be on the meridian at about
10 o'clock in the evening, and therefore nearer
to the zenith during the hours when the greater
poruon Of mankind will observe him. He will
rise next Thursday at 5:28 ?. IN. and south at
u:46k p H. His risings occur almost precisely
four minutes earlier each evening than the one
and the same rule holds good with
regard to the times Of southtng. he will
set Friday at Cos a. NJ, being thus
above the horizon during almost the
same time that the sun is below it. From
u:59 p. N. tuesday to 2:13 a. m. Wednesday
the third satellite will be between US and the
planet From 10:4o p. m. Thursday to l2:47 p. N.
the second satellite, and from l2:49 to :3s a. m.
Wednesday the first satellite. will be in transit
The apparent motion in each case will be from
east 10 west The fourth satellite will be then
"au elongated to the east Of the planet, far
enough away to be seen With the naked eye. BE
Will be the only satellite visible at l2:48 in q
small glass. though at that time good tele-
acope will show the second and first nearly
touching the planet On ,opposit sides Of his
osc From $3.50 p. ID. to u:43 Q. m.
friday the first will be hidden by
me planet and his shadow. The same
eatd.ite will transit the planet from 6:A p.
n. to 6:57 p. IN, Saturday: and the second will |
'otne out from eclipse at 7:34 ?. m. During this
evening the third suiellite will be near his great
est eastern elongauon. and In his western do. |
Thursday night; being favoraoly situated for |
observation at both dates The bright spot will |
90 turned directly towards ua at nearly the fol-
'oKtng times this week:
SUNDAY, Oct. 3-o,Ol g. m.
sunday, Oct. 3-9:52 p. NJ
tuesday. Oct 5-3:13 a. 10.
tuesday. Oct 5-ll:30 D. rn- /
reauesday, Oct 6-7:.1 p. N.
EIaoay. Oct 6-l:V7 g. IN.
fr day. Oct 8-S:5S .. IN, /
saturday. Oct. 81 is D. H.. -.
sunday. Oct- 10-3:44 u. m.
/, 1ae spot should be visible in clear weather
j. .%r"en good opera-Elass within halt an hour
", 'eso9e and after the above dates; and In the
eieeoope = can be followed two and half hours
's.ofe and after it occupies the central position.
4ae nrst of the long -talked-of periheIion pas
*sea - Is over, though. If the fact Of being in
:, ,ss'oeffon had anything to do with terrestrial
eues and tempests one might expect the re-
4 Nv 70 continue for while longer We need
- etcels say that thus far NO important event
=, oocutred to warrant the belief that the pori-
".t' st.on passage Of Jupiter has anything to do
=. ~ me meteorological or sanitary conditions
the earth.
oa urn VIII rise Wednesday at 500 p. m., and
su@a ~, thursday at o:3611 H. m. He is now about
- =, east from Jupiter, and is the bright
=, oo3ect III that vicinity except Jupiter, but
A :. ~ comparison with him, though nearly at
- :. s'ea1est brilltancy for this year. His great
=. .ppafent diameter is now 94 seconds; the
. oese apparent diameter Of bis rings Is Sec I
aas. a," ano least do. u1& seconds, the ratio i
~ o1s exactly to l. The plane Of the r1n2s | ,
-. ma1es ~ an angle Of l44 degrees with the
o#ards us- 1e
as obLlcASs must remember that the
M, W commissioners Of this county are the
IA ,r,s.e ,sa"fe, representing the property and
nnn.,,.. OF $4,000 people. The taxation |
onn7n ~ .e''ea ano expended by this Board OF 1
rnsaa commissioners equals that levied and | :
or aoooaliy by the Legislature of Illinois +