Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-07
y. l n. 9 m. 6 NJ / VI.
saturn Through n Telessepe.

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Tee Providence, 4. l., Journal gives the
following Interesting tssc, p:ion Of Sasurs. bis
I!oss asd r1oons. ss viewed shroush telsseops
du!irg favorable peticds fJE observations sscs
as have occurred wiih;a :hs past ten or twelve
dsga:
I'VE had uegGiGsent risw Of Saturn
thrnngb tie Gne inst! umept OF the Sesgrave
Observatory. where We found tho enthusiastic
young ssirOGcmer absorbed in ths work of
m:sslGias Tho dimensions of the psdst's sste
lIfes, rings snd disk, a work to which he hss
devoted the cetr nights OF Eever:l months with
zeal shas augUrs vol for Ills future fame. The
night was ons OF exssfi.oUa Eeau,y,rh the asros-
phera clear ard serene, the sky cloudlsss, the
Cooc aaitlg ous OF ths say, snG sbe definition
alncst periec'. Esuo the dome of the obse..
Vaiosy .ne piarsts locked With friendly eyes 10
oG Sos observers who sought TO disR them
oesree aud iEc;esSo thelr dimensious il the
cC-:sc;1lisllps gi7ss. The observatory. ex
ooDtus i0r tie click OF the cl3ok Toik, vas as
5lieut ag the eiafs when the TELESCOPE was turn-
e3 to pnls gold star bes ming from tho csss-
tial daptbs, aud ia 8 seeoud OF time what ssen-
&c grand Transformation took place. Tbs star
tyoGaGod into i 9phegs ,aeary as large az the
fall niOon ani: SEGEe with au eXoatdIsg tYilii.
sno7 thss tho eyes could scarcely sndura with
out protection. Encroing the glowing orb
He.s the bawlching ritg', snd dotted srcurd
il the field OF vlslrn wsI3 six o. the eight moons.
Two OF thaul wiro olost together on Tue l0ts OF
the ps1at, oDs WAS far below. and the other Sc
near ;ha riggs tha. they looked like the tipi.si
golden psfata, bStel3 pgeosD!ials aud that
Was ell.
The viow '9ss o1o Of su.rGs,iog love iGes,
| tee impression WAS q comblnea feeliog Of aus.
| amsz3mopt and adniFstioo, and tbs c,eeu-
soa WAS that Ho we're looking upon system
vssslT mo71 complex end exalted in she se,e
OF worlds than our iit,le plsnat, bat oao seVsn-
huudreoih of its sizs, without shadow Of =
| ring, aad oSniog but one moos After having
| admired tao display az whole We nads
! study Of the details. The golden sphere seemed
ctnoSt to ata1d upright within tie ercrcug
. rings, oDly q susll portion of tho orb being
seen hepeath them. The colcrisg vas of the
| shade Of liquid gold that sometimes sufsses
| ths West III the gIOg Of twilight; the belts If
| ctcsny hue crossed the disk With shs lishtnsss
| and ersoo OF scuiding cloud bands. TIE
glorious tinss STOOD ous ia boli relisf, sradas
me pfseet In kod OF protecting embrace,
Every oeteil wss pcEfaot, Its oussr rins wus
liza slight nArlsiag, the divis,oo nssgses ehs
rings, tbo aecord ring. the dark ring, The black
spso, bJiTcoo the aiu2s aad the pIsnet sud ,be
g K moons were dis:iac ly visible. bow 10 with
cd e pushing s.2r might chance to wonder into
.bst biz of azure spsc, aod eGd new wooder
20 the oharnt1g po.ure Ths view We have
described wss enc seen with power of 100
tlst is, ono msgo!iylug 700 tnas. We tried
NIX. loH Eowsr, incresslug the ghs snd les
seniog tho e:z,. Tren We u5od a medium
poEer, sod then ended tia observation With
lhs came power used a. 6rss, tbs mest sesisfac-
! ;o'y of al
| "No one can study the Saturran syeten With
cut deep impression Of the wisdom and pow
er CT the !sshioning hand That brought into being
| 8 rsst world like this with it's girdllrg rngs aad
| wealth Of mcong. No ons can study the Sa-
| turnis3s system &C revealoi ia the telesco .
without the feeIirs thst astronomy is the mos {
| fascinating OF all the sciences. No ope who
saea the u,psseing picture for the first TINA will
evsr forgot Tue sensation sroused by the sight.
These are golden opportunities for observing
SaiuSn under favorable conditions. For four
years 10 come !hs rings will open more widely
snd the plane! approach nearer to perihelon. I.
| EoT four years TO come Saturn will therefore be
sn otjGc. of oxoseding interest when nenr oppc-
stiou. Afser 1855 his rings will slowly close,
and he vll travel slowly away from the sun,
| uEiii no sTbaides into tha dull murky ,tsr that
sssroIomcrs hsYe ade cminous Of evil 10 the
hunal race. Before ha returns 10 his present
besmirg aspcc. after his periho,ion passage near
y 80 years will pass, aud nearly sil who now
isi Dice in his bright appearance will have passed
beyond the gates that separate The moral from
The immortal"