Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-03
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| Jupiter Is the morning s-sr o,,c,r,,,'.- -, -
| @SiNnthllt3. caltndaf. Though ol,SeY.,o,,s No
ns.t Us carry 2cNeft above me hcrtg1- Nh
nstufaIy class HIM as an esrninsr -. 10 ~.
| scieltistS have their laws, AID cTe ~ - -, =,
ILaI nc oG,ef p!sne;S are ranked as ryN~n,.s,
S'sFS lfoln conjunction to opp0slttor ana a,,,,,s
! RS Nafs iTNm Opposition 10 con1WnC,ion
| september records an eyetf OF rofps grri',
lLlslsst On is p.aIeiary annals FOR or he 18th
| occurs iLst long Anticipated and Iluch-dr, ade5
| SEoCb. The perihelion or Jupiter Bur Fiarf
| oro'hfr ihen reaches his nearest poirt III me
sun. ana is Also within q few DAYS az ria crn,si
| tion or nearest point 10 tee earth. Kut Wh,t,
| The cara * prrtheliOn 8 Only ono ON rn'iNs
/ nfafr The sun than n APPLETON, jupiter CONES
al ;bat epoch s6OOn.CNl miles nearer The t-,.sT
! ce9lral CTb lie is then, however. more man
| +5aCto.et2 miles from the sGG. fortunately flr
| enough away 10 counjeract ana moll!ly tAe in
| ERASED icrCe CT attraction between Two sucl
| iH,Ehly l,asses obseTFers have not faile1 70
| hole durlrg the last month renewed proofs az
| thNebIat disturbance, though there has been
/ htiie iDcreSSe IL ihe ScyrtIfy Oy r0ntipu4prc
| q .lHoslheIo2l phenomena. Fart nuuaNps
! Ma,tf-SI onS forna'foeS hurricanes. cyclones
| lslI neeois II unusual size. waves
ance waves OF cod, close an The We
| O VIC Leaf, iost aLu he 81 Tie i0WIaudS aud
Sho" sIotts 9nd winter winds Ia elevated iocali-
| llts, EaNe al been recorded o. the weather r.
pofis and TGaS As well be Ghsr.tn,i =, Ia. maze
ful influence ofJupiter. - a-ca0ai,i ig4 al asv
| Other YET EGroIed Theory. NuUrc als. how
| ever, beautifully aEeIUaiel her sunshine ANA
| StOIm giving prfTcfder2uce tC II d8,, when
| peaCe!ul htuefces rc,gned am The PERFECTION
Va Stli4iit4 A4DN gEl
| GLGces; gifts II IS safe tRen, 10 teei TIA lAa
| RUbicCn or Jup.tel's nsrihe,jon IS PAS los fbc
| twenty lie days yrt 10 be completed Court a.
nCth'lg il rIYCiGrtClt. reQui !: . nearly cloves,
| thousand OF Our days or twelve CT our vpars
| JEulter'S movements NH Therefore b. fili u
| interest during The pTeseht month for az lay,.s
q q . S'srS.
Nearly twelve ears mast pass before a., ..5r.
/ Q!ht1S Nil a. ain bs a. favorable r.? observa-
| ton. 1t Is rare pleasure 70 watch This sunarb
| planet II his present near approach Is lie comes
ssFf B, -.4-,
| O'Clock, magnificent "a size AMI RADIANT IN
go-oen light, the satrtst aad brightest Of n, the
| Stars among the miIiads jhaf glitter IN the
/ hflhalaSDt- bright enough TO cast a shadow S0G
! aiioTd glimpse OF his moons through -ond
opera glass. IT Is Stin more satisfactory plpa-
| sure 10 watch The phases OF Tie srandcst mem
! Der a. the system through a laleSaoae. M
ealthly tints can compare II cpagaeSs and .lali-
| c2ey with the golden hue ot lis disc with Tho
paiF,e plhk and olue o. BIS many bolts and with
| lhe Tcddy glow or his great spot: While nothing
can be more Interesting han 80 sud, fhe
| phases or the four diamond points OK lyht that
bear VIII ness TO The prcSenCp OF Ills Moons ana
| PICTURES a solar system IN miniature. Astr0no-
mefs have made careful observations OF me
| great spot, 10 determine more accurately tie
Inc o. ne planets revolution on IFS axis It
aitnost taxes ones breath away 20 ihiak lhat
| Jupiter turns on his axis Ia about ten hours SO
| That an observer on his equator would hn car
! fled round at the rate or nearly five hun iret
| miles minute instead CT the seventeen miles
that mark the comparatively moderate pro
glesS made hy an inhabitaat az the esrths
/ ~
| eud q the month about SIX.
| saturn Is morning star. and follows closely IN
VIC Steps OF his brilliant rival during the
| month. lie Will not reach his perthClion untii
| 1874. Glt lie Is approaching hts opposition and
! Ills most favorable position ;OT observation II
| Increased by the W1de-open presentation oi TIE
! rings. giving lie planet greater apparent d.
! MehS-ohs aLd much clearer TINT. TIE pl4upts
| are TON moving sOGtE. Saturn is now About
! TWO Cegrees ana bali North OF Jupiter: cat AS
| Jupiter moves faster, the dist between
| mem VIII increase al HE eLd oil the noatn TO
| about three degrees ana a quarter. saturn IL
a.So iltlle more than halr degree west 81 his
brilliant neigh0or. Therefore BE VIII rise 4h9;t
! a haif- hour later, and may De found making Mis-
| afeeaI&rce above the eastern horizon az RaIf-
| past eight. at the end OF tie month al half-past
Mercury is morning star TIL the nth when
! he comes TO his superior conjunction with the
| SUI and joins the evening stars. IL then r1ssS
| and sets with the sun, and Is so completely hid
den IL Lis rays as TO be OF no account tor te-rts
trisI observers lie rises now not long after
| four, ard may POSSIBLY be visible an hour he
| fore sunrise under specially favorable cOndl-
| ucns 10 these who Know where 10 look
[ahIs Is morning star, for on tne FIRST day
| or Tie month he is ID conjunction with the sun
| rising aid setting az nearly the same time
| teaching his most distant point from tie earth
| ana as entirely blotied out from humaa vision by
| distance and sunlight as II there were no such
| neInber or the So stem II existence. BY tie
| elG OF the month he will have travelled so far
| rom the sun as 10 rise an hour or two before
! MN, and before many months have passed he
| VIII again become an object OF interest as he
| draws lear opposition and Visibility.
venus is evening star, and VIII soon reign IN
me VEST. q formidable rival 10 her brother
| planets Ia the cast. She IS slowly recadng from
| The sun IN her progress towards her eastern
elongation, and will soon b. plaia.y visible ia
the twilight On the TIl. Venus Is IL c,cse col
junction with Mars, being only thirty-oae
mlbGtes north or him. AS she SETS there Il trl.
three quarters or an hour after SUNSET bffya--
eJe0 observers VIII md A planetary plea @
Well worth seeing Venus must BE- looked To-
abcut tour degrees south OF tie poinr or suns.
She sets BOW q few minutes after seven: az tle
e. q OF the month about halt-past six
Mars IL evening star, but approaching 50
closely 10 his conjunction with the sun as 20
ne or little present interest on the 2Sth,
VARS is very near Mercury. the two planet
beng only six minutes Oh q degree apart
Tut they are too near the sun for naked ay
observers 10 enjoy the celestial picture. Mars
about G.
The september moon fulls on the 18th. 1T
The .oyeliest moon OF all The yeaI-the glorious
harvest moon. The Old moon IS near Mercury
on the morning OF the Sd, and near Uranus on
the 18th. The new moon OF the 4Jh Is ia con-
Junction with bOh Venus and Mars on i've 9Th.
| ire full moon OF the 18th is IN conjunction
with Jupiter On the 10th, and with Saturn on
| the 21St.
The sky uprOlls charming page On Septem-
| her nights fer those VITO love 10 gaze upon the
| twlnhIlng records, apd interpret the mysterious
symbols engraved In golden text. The greatest
| epoch is the much-ta!ked-or peTfhelion OF Jupi-
| ter. occurring about seven O'Clock on the even
| Ing or the 18th. The special favorable con-
| must be borne Ia mind, as well a5 the enjoy
| ment OF watching these planets as they rise
above the eastern hills tranScendeIt in beauty,
| pursue their stately course 10 the zenith, and
| slowly descend 10 the west, being visible
throughout the night The harvest moon Is
another prominent object OF beauty, rising
night after night almost a. soon as the sua has
set ard seeming 20 proiopg the shortening
autumnal day with her flood or serene and
SiiFery tight.-Piorfdetca journal.
DELAWARE RsPrBLICASS--Tbe Delaware re-
publican convention met at Dover yesterday,
EX-CongresSnan LOfiaud presided. Henry Do-
pont, OF New Castle; ID. T. Barnhard OF Kent,
and John ID. Rodney, OF SUSSEX. were chosen
presidential electors, ana Hon. John ". Houston
was Unanimously nominated for Congress. A
platform was adopted raiIying the Chicago
nominees, and in local affairs demand represent
tauon according 10 population ard the election
Oh al county olIiceTS oppose The freehold quail
ncailon Tor Office: insist upon more hoarat ex-
enpJion law, and the repeal OF The present state
assessment law.
Rev. o. +. DaggeIt was f0und dead 10 his
mouse In Hartford, Corn, on Wednesday las.
lie was son OF David D2ggett, an eminent
lawyer and former United States Senator and
was al one tine professor or divinity Ia Yale
College.