The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-22

lie rl,cs earlier each night and at the end Of the
month comes heamng In the cast At quarter before
@ o'Cock. When II Is remembered that saturn
travels around tho sun 10 q moan distance OF eighty
hundred and eighty million miles twice tho distance
Of Jupiter, aud that TINS mass Us only one thid as
accountable that he should shine star ot the ntS
magnitude ~ our sky, Hut observation confirms tho
theory Of Saturn rs well as Jupiter have not yet
cooled down, on account Of their huge Dimensions,
aud that they are somewhat In the condition ol tho
sun giving nut heat and some ght 10 Increase their
beautiful appearance In our sky, II Us possible that
before the w1tcrs and atmosphere Ot the earth arc
absorbed into her interior, and sho becomes dead
world Ike tho moon. terrestrial observers may Wit
noss the gradual cooling OF These gigantic planets ana
the rtlug oi their mstre In the heavens. Novot IN
the lifetime OF present oAotYers villa more ellgihe
opportunity occur or observing Saturn with the naked
aye thanmay ho looked forward 10 during the coming
months. Never win Tie tolcscoplst enjoy moro de-
ligltfnl views of this magnificent and complex Bya
tenn OF worlds than those that viii delight his eyes Tor
three years 10 como. Those who wish TO find Saturn's
position on tho star-maps viii and that his right as.
sonson Is 3h. b5m. his dcclnatlon Is 100 52, and
his diameter 10" @. Saturn rises few minutes be-
fore O'Clock intho evening" at tho ond OF the month
he rises about n quarter before O'Clock.
Jupiter Is morning star aud glorious to behold as hc
comes darling above the horizon two hours after Sa-
turn tho most regal star that adons the heavens at
the time OF his rising. AS Jupiter Is only hht as
FAR away ~ saturn, and very much larger, we sec
him under better conditions aud the amount ot heat
and Hight he stil gives forth Is IN proportion TO his
giant hulk lie Is IN condition more nearly resenl
bling the sun than any Of the other planets lie Is
probably surrounded Ly a cloud atmosphere some
90 600 miles In dopth aud II Is supposed
the body Of the planet unless through some Of the
enormous rfts that diversity his disc. For months
to come Ills movements viii reward tho closest scr-
tiny, and as he does not rise In the east until some
hours after Venus has disappeared In the west e VIII
reign supreme among the nightly throng Of glitcTing
stars. Tho right ascension NJ Jupiter Is now Oh. I'M,
hisdocnation Is 23' north aud his diameter II 3S O.
His place In the heavens Ia In the constellation
Gemlni, about midway between Capella and Betel-
gueso. Jupiter rises few minutes before 10 o. clock
ut the end Of the month he rises about O'Clock ln-
decd, four OF the planets Neptune, Uranus, Mercury
and Mars, might as well he dropped from the monthly
record, as far rs any visible part they play ON Its an
nails Is concerned Mars Is evening star aud pur-
his slow course too near the sun to be percepbe
TO tho most sharpslghted star-gaZer. lIo has
dwlndlcd TO insignificant proportions, lost his ruddy
hue, andis of little acconntamong his peers whole
year must pass before Mars win lie object OF inter-
est, an ten years must oapse before he takes on his
most brilliant phase. -PrOriienco Journal.