Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-01
Planet. for De crlbcr.

The astronomer of the Providence JOurHdL
says Venus will b, evening Star until the
Glh and morning star the rest of the month.
On the 9Th the grand epoch occurs, for thea
the planet, reaching her inferior communion,
makes transit over the suns face. 1t is the
simplest sight imaginable, tiny black dot
making its way over the sun, but the solu-
ton of the great problem Of the suns dis
lance may hinge on the seemingly unimport-
ant occurrence. Venus will appear on the
suns limb over the whole United States at
nearly the same moment of abs 1utc time, ut
about five minutes before nine o'clock in the
morning she will leave it and the transit
will end about three O'Clock, Washington
mean time.
After the transit we shall lose the furest
of the stars from the evening sky but only
for short time In u few DAYS she will re-
appear in the cas-, as morning star. AT the
close OF the month she will he superb
object in Tie morning sky rising two
hours and half before tao sun aud shaving
with the comet il the celestial visitor has not
left for parts unknown, in the chief attract
ions Jf the celestial view.
Jupiter is morning star until the 18Th, and
evening star the rest Of the month On tie
into opposition with the sun, the most inter-
esting epoch in his coulse to terrestrial oh
servers. The giant plan t, the earth and the
sun are then in II straight line with the earth
| in the centre.
Jupiter viii be in fine condition for obser-
walton during the whole Winter, casting II
shadow in darkened room and revealing his
moons in an opera or spyglass
Jupiter rises now about Il quarter before
six o clock in the evening; Il, the end of the
month he sets at twenly-nine minutes after
| six o'clock in the morning.
Saturn is evening star during the month.
| lie sets at hali-past five o'clock in the morn
| ing: at the end of the month at twenty
three minutes past three O'clock
Neptune is evening star during the month,
and is still in the close vicinity of Sat
urn, making his transit fourteen minutes
earlier.
Uranus is morning star during the month,
and reaches its quadraturc, orhalfway house,
on the western side of the sun on the 10Th, at
one O'Clock in the morning
Mars is evening star until the 10th, and
morning star the rest Of the month. On the
| 10th he is in conjunction with the sun, and
commences the long path that leads to his
opposition in January, 1884 For the earth
las to travel twice around her orbit and
then travel fifty days more to come into line
between the sun and Mars. Therefore 1t is
So days from one opposition to the next.
On the 9th, the day before The transit, Mars
is in close conjunction with Venus, passing
q minutes south, but the planets are too near
the sun 10 he visible Mars sets at thirty
seven minutes past four O'Clock in the even
ing at the end Of the month lie rises few
minutes after seven o'clock in the morning.
Mercury is morning Star until the 10Th, land
evening star the rest of the month.
The December moon fulls on the Gath at
iiity-seven minutes past ten o'clock in the
morning, The moon is in conjunction with
Venus on the 9th, AMI with Mercury and
Mars on the 10TH showing how closely the
three planets cluster together on the west
ern side and close to the SUM- The new moon
Of the 10Th is in conjunction with Neptune
and Saturn on the 2lst, and with Jupiter on
the 23d the day before the full Planet and
moon will be at their nearest point about half
past nine O'Clock in the evening, Jupiter
passing 2l' north