Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-04
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAY............. October 4. 1850.
Planets I'm October

Planets I'm October
5uplter is evening STAR In regular standing
est position for observation thronS,n ,ha
OF october, one or the most fayorahle s,aaS,ns
on ,s year ror enloying the glory OF the star
In his revolution, his perfheiion. was ss,e,x
passed on the 25th OF September ana his Va,
oulh VIII sweep on In resistless course farther
arc larlner nom The sun for six years 10 come
Not TIL 1891 will he appear again In his nresani
size and brilliancy. Therefore dilcenr baes
should De paid TO his superb appearance In the
eastern sky, where. soon as the sun has sol ana
the short twilight fades. he reigns supreme
among the twinkliDg mysteries that form his
brilliant court. IL is not fiattering TO human
price 10 feel that one-third OF the Inhabitants OF
the earth viii have passed away before our giant
brother completes another revolution around the
sun; one the 18th, Jupiter is In opposition when
ne IS at the nearest point 10 the earth, the
earth eeirg directly between him and the SUM-
mus he Is now about one hundred and eighty
million miles nearer the earth, and at the same
LiLe heariy 1orty-siN million miles nearer the
suh 'nsn When al his extreme distance from
tach. The combination OF the two conditions
MAKES MN glorious object for blanchard
sI SUI! observers who have access 10 teles-
copes Should improve the opportunity 10 haho,t
MIN In his present superb aspect. with his
moons, belts snd iuGdy spot and note The ,x
Quslte soltGess AID deiicacy OF his celestial 81
ol1Dg. Those who cannot enjoy telescope
view VIII nnd with good opera glass lovely
picture OF the plartt ana his moons tn, disk
CT The planet teing plainly visible AMI tas
the azure hlaekneSs OF the sky. Whether
this great planet Is pulling upon the sun with
o's urbing force that is perceptioly felt or
not, IL Is certain that an unusual commotion
exists IN tie le2t lUmtnaTy. Elemental war
fale IS siill going on. Saow four inches deep
IN a western state. prevalent mulrl IA
regions where IL has not before existed for
many years. an unusual magnetic and electric
disturbances nantes ed In violent defleciions
OF The magnetic needle and brilliant auroral
displays, ale some or the recent forms In which
nj fp sr1n has
expression Ia terrestrial territory. Meteors OF
unusual Size, duration and dazzling brjlliancy
are also TO be 1anked with the phenomena of
The season The face OF the sun IS SIN darkened
WIN spots OF great numbers and immense pro-
portions, and tongues OF flame are plavinv over
ms merry surface as Is usual at this m 0imum OF
the sun-Spot cycle. The epoch OF auroral ucht
ana magnetic storm has evidently commenced
ana brilliant shows OF northern lights may
now be Looked for. Meantime storm has
alteTnated with sunshine. bounteOus har-
vests have rewarded the husbandman.
and the perfection or autumnal weather ms
cIowhed the season In our temperate cline,
Whlle tAis zone OF the earth, except In the ne.
culltn,e OF waves OF heat ana waves OF cold
has little reason thus far 10 complain OF JQpI-
ters peflhellon or the great spot-cycle IL
seeuS Suetch OF imagination 10 think OF our
sun as small yellow star tvinkllnC In the
heavens with variable light 20 gazers from the
remote regions OF space. such Is doubtless It's
appearance, W lille the planets. including great
Jupiter, can no more be seen than we can see
| dark planets circling around the stars that
| glltter IL our nocturnal sky. At opposition, as
| the word implies, Jupiter seems 10 bn opnosife
| the sun, and Will rise when The sun sets aud
| be visible throughout The night. on the 7th.
/ therefore, he VIII rise about half paSI i've aud
| alter that few minutes earlier every night: az
| the end OF the month he Will set about four In
| the morning.
Saturn viii be evening star according 20 as
| uonomlcal records after the lSJh. He then
comes into opposition, and like Jupiter is at his
nearest point TO the earth. The reason he is so
much less conspicuous is that he is not as large
and Is twice as lar away. The two planets are
moving south, but as jupiter moves faster
they viii he slightly farther apart al the end of
| the month than they are now, Saturn being
sui northwest or Jupiter and rising a little
the 18TH, saturn rises at sunset soon after five
| at the close Of the month he sets about half
past four In the morning.
Venus is evening STAR and is now far enough
away from the sun TO be distinctly visible after
| the sunset, shining In the twilight glow with
serene loneliness that gives promise of what
may DE expected when she reigns supreme In
The west in the winter months, while The evan
| eScent splendor OF Jupiter ana Saturn slowly
| fade. She must be looked for about eight de-
| greeS south OF the point where the sun set. She
SETS now about half past SIX, three-QuaTters OF
4 On hour after the sun; at the end OF the month
| about quarter after six, more than an hour
| and quarter after the sun.
Mercury is evening star and may possibly be
seen on the last OF the month soon after sunset.
| He must be looked for more than a degree
| farther south than Venus and also between
Venus and the horizon. He sets now soon after
the SUD, at the end OF the month about six
O'Clock.
Uranus is morning STAR and wanders among
lie stars OF Leo. He is coming towards Us, ana
therefore increasing In brilllancy, though still
100 small 10 be visible to the naked eye. lie
fses now about { O'Clock; at the end OF the
month about o'clock
Mars VIII be numbered with the morning
stars after the 18th, when he Is In conjunction
with the sun.
The fun moon viii be In conjunction with
Jupiter or the 18th, and with Saturn on the
18Th. al the time or opposition. The waning
mGCn + near Uranus on the morning or tie
EpOrifls1lcr .TOllJ.DHI.