San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-25
THE PLANETS IN MAY.
Some Interesting Details Respe, ting the Move.
mSAts OF the Heavenly Bodies.

Some intrresting ietaiis hespe' uht inc MOVE
msHts Of the Heavenly Bodies.
The Providence Journals monthly
astronomical article contains the follow
ing interesting points:
Mercury is evening star after the LIST,
and comes into superior conjunction
with the sun on the I'd. He then fol-
lows in tho rack OF Venus, with which
planet he comes in conjunction on the
30th, the two making charming pic
ture. They are above the horizon an
hour and half later than the sun, and
must be looked for in the northwest.
On the 4th Mercury is in conjunction
with both Saturn and Neptune, but the
conjunction will be invisible, ss it CO.
ours in the day time. On the 18th he
is in conjunction with Jupiter.
The most favorable time in all the
year for seeing Mercury as evening star
with the unaided eye commences about
the middle of the month, and continues
through the first part of June. Any
painstaking observer will be sure to find
him east of the sun, and about three
degrees north of the sunset point, while
Jupiter, ON the 18th, and Venus, on
the 30th, will point out his position
without fail.
Mercury now rises about B o'clock in
the morning; at the close of the month
he sets about OILS o'clock in the eve
ming.
Saturn is evening star until the 9th,
and at 3 a. M. ON that day is in copjunc-
ton with the sun. The earth, the sun
and Saturn are then in straight line
in the order named. After the copjunc-
tion Saturn is morning star.
Neptune is in conjunction with the
sun on the afternoon of the 9th, and at
this time earth, the sun, Saturn and
Neptune are nearly in line.
Saturn and Neptune are in conjunc-
ton on the morning OF the 18th. Sat-
urn sets on the first of the month few
minutes after o'clock in the, evening;
at the end of the month he rises not far
from 80 in the morning. Neptune is
the evening star until the 9th, and is
then morning star the rest of the
month. He sets on the first of the
month about 7:15 in the evening"; at
the end of the month he rises about
3 80 in the morning.
Jupiter is evening star until the 3Oth,
when at 3 o'clock q m. he comes in con-
junction with the sun. He will continue
to be visible about half the month. On
the 9th he is in conjunction with Venus,
the two planets setting at about $3.50.
Jupiter sets now not long after 8 30
o'clock; at the end of the month he
rises nearly with sthe sun, about 80
o'clock.
Mars is evening star during the
month, sets now about 2:45 in the
morning, and at the end of the month
sets at II 80 in the evening.
Uranus is evening star, sets now at
about 3 a. M, and at the close of the
month sets about IL :45 o. m.
Venus is evening star, sets ut 500 p.
M, and st the end of the month sets
about $50 p. m.
On the 18th, at "a p. M, Washing
ton time, the new moon, l6a hours after
her change, will pass directly over Jul
piter and occult or hide him from view.
Jupiter, on that evening, will be about
II degrees north of the sunset point,
and about 10 degrees east of the sun,
and sets few minutes before 8 o'clock.
The occultation of planet by the moon
is a rare sight, and that of Jupiter by
the slender crescent will not soon be