Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Planets I'm November.

Planets I'm November.
Saturn Is evening star and though lesser
ngnt IMAM the glowing Jupiter. surpasses him
IN interest during the month. He has passed
is stu travelling towards his perthelion or
nearest point to the sun, which he
w not rr san tn Be- aid s he T
next opposition Of 1881, and still brighter at
each succeeding one till 1854, when he will be
hundred million miles nearer the sun than at
| his most distant point, and put on his most
| glorious phase. The rings VIII continue TO open
| until 1855, when they reach their widest ex-
tent and the planet Will o also reach the point
| same period. The years OF 1ss1-1SS5 are the
golden season for astronomers OF the present to
make special study of Saturn; When in, IN 1907
| peated, the vision that - now clear and far
seeing will become dim by the passage OF time,
and If twenty-five years is the average length
| for an astronomers vigorous power OF ob5erva-
| tlOn, when Saturn sweeps round again towards
perihelion, new race Of observers will take the
place OF those who now wonder and admire as
| their enchanted eyes, Perhaps by that time
continued observations and improved ihstrn-
| ments may determine whether there Ia triple
| ring besides the dusky ring, whether the
rings are made up of clouds or satellites
too small to be seen separately and too close
together to allow the Intervals between
never see this magnificent planet through the
| telescope without wishing that the picture of
! surprising loneliness cou.u be painted on the
| nightly sky, and that oil who gaze upon the
Starry depths might behold the enhancing
| spectacle, glorious orb, enclrcied by golden
rings, and surrounded by glittering points OF
light, the coloring so clear and softlytoned that
| the brightest earthly tint seem muddy In COM
paTison, the grandeur of the spectacle tran
| scending the power OF the pen to paint Saturn
| and Jupiter are both moving south, and Sa-
turns slower motion VIII Increase the distance
between Them so that he rises and sets about
| fifty minutes later throughout the month. He
| sets now not far from O'Clock In the morning.
| at the end OF the month about 3.
Neptune is the evening star after the 4th,
70 be seen with the naked eye, he is In excellent
position for telescope observation. Mercury is
evening star TIL the 23d when he is In inferior
conjunction with the sun and passing to his
western side joins the morning stars. HIS
movements during the early part of the month
demands special attention. He reaches his east
| ern elongat1on or most distant point from the
sun On the 4th, and is favorably situated for be.
ing seen as evening star than he win be for the
rest of the year. The best time to look for him
Is on the 4th, soon after sunset. Venus and the
which is about one degree, or twice the
diameter OF the sun, south Of Venus.
The moon is In close conjunction with
being. when at her nearest point, only seven
teen minutes south OF Venus, and forty-nine
| minutes north OF Mercury. The difficulty In
SIZZLING ILLS plttIel lies III u0t KNOWING where TO
look, but with Venus and the moon to point the
way, careful observer may hope to be re-
WaIded with sight well worth watching for, a
brilliant white star, shining with light resemb-
ling Sirius, and yet so hard to find that astrono-
| mers like Tycho Brahe and Copernicus have
died without the sight. 1t must be remembered
that Mercury may be found one degree south of
venus between her and the horizon, and the
moon will be between the two planets. Mercury
will set about an hour after the sun, the moon
ana venus within 8 few minutes OF each other
lnrfn off, n o-nl
De unpropitious on the 4th, the planet may be
found for few days before or after.
Jupiter Is evening star, and though shining
with royal grace as he mounts grandly to the
zenith, presents no new phaSein0r perceptibe
dminution. The great spot still lights his disc
with its ruddy hue, and, though he has passed
perlheion, believers In the agency Of the
evidence OF retreating pull In the battalfons
| or snow flakes that 10 mid-October over
Whelmed the West and blockaded the trains
with snow drifts ten feet high; in the terrific
sea that ragged on the Western lakes; in the un-
seasonab!e severity OF Canadian snow storms;
in the shocks of earthquake on the Spanish
peninsula; and In the frlghtful warfare Of the
elements In BuenoS Ayres that caused the
death of more than million OF cattle In mid
september. Jupiter Is now more than an hour
above the horizon at sunset, and sets shortly
after O'CLOCK 10 the morning: at the end OF
the month about 2.
Venus is evening star and Will be charming to
behold In the southwest throughout November.
Venus and Jupiter are SO situated In regard to
each other that they form the most attactive
feature OF the sky In the early evening. Soon
and hangs like a lamp suspended by golden
chains, softly shining in the twilight glow. At
the same time, and, before any other ~tarS are
visible, Jupiter rises slowly In the east gor-
ge0usly brilliant AGAINST the dark background
OF the sky. As Ven as sinks towards the horizon
Jupiter mounts towards the zenith, and the
planetary play may be watched for an hour.
Jupiter is now the more brilliant, but his lustre
is waning, and he will soon be ecllpsed by the
radiant queen OF the stars, who before many
moons have WaXed and waned, will reign with
after 6: at the end of the month, about @ Ian
ter before I. more than two hours after the sun.
Mars is morning star. but there is little to
commend him TO notice during the month. as
he rises and sets so nearly at the same time
with the sun. He rises now little before half
past six, preceding the sun only few minutes;
at the close OF the month about quarter after
6, nearly an hour before the sun.
Uranus Is morning star and Is coming
toward us, but is still too far away to be Of any
account among planetary notabilties. He rises
now about O'Clock; at the end Of the month
about midnight.
The November moon fulls on the 10th. The
new moon OF the I'd is In conjunction with
Venus and Mercury on the 4th. She will be
near Jupiter On the 18th, near Saturn on the
14th, and near Neptune on the 18th. The day
after her last quarter, on the 25th, she is in con-
change on the 30th, she is again in conjunction
with Mercury.
Thus 1T will be seen that the November
nights will be full OF interesting planetary
incidents. The evening of the 4th will be
specially noteworthy. A fascinating picture
Will be painted on the early evening sky. The
two-day sold crescent moon, the radiant Venus
and swift footed Mercury may all be seen II the
clouds do not conceal the celestial canvas. At
the same time Mercury reaches bis most
distant point from the sun, and Nepture
reaches his opposition when he is most
favoraby situated for telescope observation.
Jupiter and Venus will be delightful to watch
as one advances and the other recedes over the
celestial road. The clear and crisp November
nights are inspiring to star-gazers, for besides
the aspects OF the planetary brotherhood, so
personal in interest to the jewellers On this
little planet, the sky is alive with clustering
considerations, including some OF the most
radiant stars that twinkle In the northern
concave.-PToridence Journal, 3lst.
The COlOred Mans Telegram.
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