Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-08


Greensboro. Col. Garrard was born in
TrOup county, Ga, was reared in this city
and Columbus, and removed from the lat
ter city to Savannah, in 1859. since which
time he has resided here.
Planets for December.
Since the transit we have lost the fair
est Of the stars from the evening sky, but
only for a short time. In few days she
will reappear in the east as morning star;
at the close of the month she will be a
superb object in the morning sky, rising
two hours and half before the sun, and
sharing with the comet, if the celestial
visitor has not left for parts unknown, in
the chief attractions of the celestial view.
Venus sets now a few minutes before
five O'Clock in the evening; at the
end Of the month she rises about a
quarter before five O'Clock in the morning.
Jupiter is the morning star until the
18th. and evening star the rest of the
month. On the 18th, at 2 O'Clock in the
morning, he comes in opposition to the
sun. the most interesting epoch in his
course to terrestrial observers. The giant
planet, the earth and the sun are then in
straight line, with the earth in the centre.
He is then at his nearest point to us, and
appears in his brightest phase, superbly
brilliant star, Outshining every other star
in the heavens, excepting Venus,
AT opposition he will rise at sun
set and continue to be visible the entire
night. He has found many admirers during
November from those who bestirred them
selves early for a sight of the comet, as he
looked graciously down from the zenith
upon the intruder on the solar domains.
4 sad fate would Overtake the comet if it
should approach too near the planet as it
recedes from sight, for its orbit would be
contracted into an ellipse, and it would be
a prisoner within the solar system until it
broke up into meteOrs. Jupiter will be in
fine condition for observation during the
whole winter, casting a shadow in a
daTkened room, and revealing his
moons in an opera or spy glass.
TelescOpists will find rich material in
the temperance of the great red spot,
in the exquisite cOlOring of the belts that
diversity his disc and in the incessant
changes taking place among his satellites
as they OYertake, pass, meet, hide and re-
cede from each other in endless mazes.
AS soon as the transit passed the star
of imperial JOYe assumed the ascendant,
rising in the east as soon as the sun has
set, and reigning supreme on m0Onless
nights. Jupiter rises now about quar-
ter before O'Clock in the evening; at the
end of the month he sets at twenty-one
minutes after o'clock in the morning.
Saturn is evening star during the
month. He pursues his quiet course as a
beaming star shining with soft radiance,
and stills retains his position near the
Pleiades. He moves so slowly that he is
nearly two years ard a half in passing
through a constellation, so that it is easy
to follow his track. In the telescope he is
magnificent beyond description, as he lies
softly Graded in his wide-Open rings, sur
rounded by his moons. Our sun is visible
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tants of other worlds clustering around
other suns, but the pride of our system,
the ring-plant Saturn is never seen from
any other system outside our own. Saturn
sets at halfpast 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
Saturn, making his transit fourteen
minutes earlier. Neptune sets about
quarter past five o'clock; at the end of the
month he sets about eleven minutes after
three O'Clock.
Uranus is morning star during the
month, and reaches his quadratme, or
halfway house, on the western side of the
sun on the 18th, at one O'Clock in the
morning. Uranus rises about half an
hour after midnight; at the end Of the
month about a quarter before eleven
O'Clock in the evening.
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, 1894. For the
earth has to travel twice around her orbit
and then travel fifty days more TO come
into line between the sun and Mars.
Therefore il is 6S1 days from one oppOsi-
ton to the next. Mars sets at thirty-seyen
minutes past o'clock in the evening: at
the end of the month he rises few min
utes after O'Clock in the morning.
Mercury is morning star until the 10th,
and evening star the rest Of the month.
He is a busy member of the brotherhood.
On the 9th he is in conjunction with We
nus. passing deg. II min. south. On the
18th, at midnight, he is in conjunction
with Mars, passing 80 min. south. On the
10Th, at midnight, he is i'll superior con-
junction with the sun, passing his eastern
side and becoming evening star. Mercury
rises at half-past six O'Clock in the morn
ing; at the end of the month he sets at
ten minutes past five O'Clock in the even
ing.
THE MOON.
The December moon fulls on the oath at
fifty-seven minutes past 10 O'clock in the
morning. The moon is in conjunction
with Venus on the 9th, and with Mercury
and Mars on the 10th, showing how close
" the three planets cluster together on
the western side and close to the sun.
The new moon of the 10th is in conjunc-
ton with Neptune and Saturn on the 21st,
and with Jupiter on the 23d, the day be-
fore the full. Planet and moon will be at
their nearest point about half-past nine
O'Clock in the evening, Jupiter passing
two and a half degrees north.
Thus December presents an exception
ally beautiful programme for planetary
students Venus led off with grand
transit and inferior conjunction. Jupiter
comes next in reaching the most import
ant epoch of his course, opposition with
the sun, when the eastern sky seems to
glow as he comes above the horizon. Sat
urn pursues the even tenor of his way
high up among the stars. Mars shows a
thrOb of life as he arrives at conjunction
with the sun, and gives promise of some
time reaching opposition, when his tiny
moon will come into view. Mercury is
busy enough to deserve the title of mes
senger of the gods. The conjunction of
Venus, Mercury and Mars with the sun
and with each other shows how near they
are to the great luminary, and how nearly
their tracks touch upon each other.
Once more our neighbOr, the moon, tries
to prove that she is not member of the
dead-world brotherhood to which she has
been ruthlessly consigned, Mr.. TrouyelOt
adds his weighty authority TO the theory
that there are evidences of movement on
the lunar disc. This keen-eyed, reliable /
observer has seen lunar landscapes lose /
their distinctness as if light clouds were |
floating over them, and two of the great |
craters illumined with rare vapor slight |
ly tinged with purple. Here are indica-
tons of an atmosphere of some kind, thus |
conflicting with established belief. But /
the astronomical mind is receptive and /
willing to accept anything new and /
strange ON sufficient proof.-Pr0Uidence /
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