Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-04

OF the Count de ChambOrd fell into one OF the
tanks of champagne which had careessly been
left in the corridor. and was drowned. The
tank held 1000 gallons and the body was not
discovered until the floor managers had drank
the tank nearly dry.
How To Tell the Stars
From the New York Sun.
In April we printed some simple directions for
finding the principal stars and consultations
visible at that time in the evening sky Since
then many other consultations have been
brought into view by the advance of the earth
in its orbit. When these have been once recog-
nized, it is impossible ever to forget them, as
they are all marked either by peculiar brlliancy
or by some singular figure traced out by the
stars composing them, and which appealsDpow-
erfully to the Imagination. Such constellation
as ScOrpiO. for instance. possesses. in cOnse-
quence of its curious outlines. q charm similar
to that which Humboldt ascrbes to the Black
Sea. the Caspian Sea. and certain countries on
account of their striking forms as shown in
maps.
Ii the observer goes out of doors in some
place where he has plenty Of sky ROOM say at
97 o'clock in the evening, he will recognize
low in the west and northwest. some of the con-
stelatiOns described in April. when they were
high in the heavens. Poised upon the north
west horizon he will perceive the sickle of Leo;
above that the nebulOus glimmer of Berence's
Hair. and half way up the western sky the
golden ArcturuS Outshining everything in that
part OF the heavens. Between Arcturus and the
zenith is the Northern Crown. The Great Bear
is seen descending headforemOst toward the ex-
treme northwestern horizon. and the Little
Bear is poised above the pole, apparently
balancing upon its tail. Spisa the da-
mOnd of the Virgin. glitters low down in
the southwest. Now. leaving these old
friends of his spring evenings, let the observer
LOOK overhead, A little east of the zenith he
will see a star which at once chains the atten-
ton both by its unusual brancy and by the
tinge OF splendid blue which the eye detects in
its lively rays especially when it is looked at
with telescope. This is Vega in the Tyre. If
the observer has telescope here is a chance to
test its powers. first-rate object glass of g.
inch aperture will show the delicate eleventh
magnitude companion star of Vega if the air
is clear and steady. Close by Vega on the east
will be seen two little stars which make
small triangle withit. A powerful Opera-glass
will readily show the nOrthernmost of these
stars, which is called Epsilon Lyra. is double.
Now let the observer turn a3-inch telescope upon
it, with magnifying power of say 200 diane
tiers. He will perceive that each of the stars
shown blythe opera glass is in turn composed of
two stars veryclOse together and ifhs telescope is
OF the finest quality. and his eye good, he will
see between the two pairs two exceedingly
minute stars which Herschel called the Deblis-
sima, and which are famous tests for telescopes
| OF three or four inches aperture. A few degrees
Beta and Gamma Lyre. both double and about
half ways between them lies the wonderful Ring
Nebula. Not trace of this nebula can be seen
with the naked eye. the spot where it exists APP
pearing black and empty. II the observer has
no right ascension and declinatiOn circles at
| tached to his instrument, he can find the nebula
| by sweeping with the telescope from Beta to
Gamma Lyr2. 1t looks like one of the smoke
| rings that smoker sometimes blows from his
| lips in the still air of room. but it would en-
ri fhn Cvcfnn ~
room to spare.
| East Of Vega is the constellation of Cygnus.
marked by the easily recognized figure of a large
| cross, sometimes called the Northern Cross The
bright star at the head of the cross is Deneb
| Cygni, and the smaller star at it's foot Epsilon
Cygni. The latter is one of the most beautiful
| OF all the double stars. on account OF the con-
| trast in the cOors of its cOmponents, one being
! orange and the other deep blue. They are
readily separated By telescope of two inches
! aperture. In fact, a large spyglass, if armed
| with an astronomical eyepiece. will show this
splendid double well.
| Rather more than third of the distance from
Vega to the bowl of the small dpper in the Lit
| tie Bear a group of stars forming diamond
| shaped Inquire will be seen. This is the head OF
the Dragon, constellation, the remainder OF
| whose stars are strung out in winding line
nearly encircllng the pole. Far over in the
northeast the observer will see the W-shaped
| figure formed by the principal stars of Cas-
| siOpeia.
| Turning now toward the southeast quarter Of
the sky he Will see, pretty we'll elevated above
the horizon, u first magnitude star, on two sides
| OF which. at distance of about two degrees, II
| third magnitude star. A line drawn through
these three stars points toward Vega The
larger star is Affair in the Eagle. East of the
Eagle and south OF CyQnus is small, we'll
marked group called the Dolphin, and some
times Jobs Coffin. The observer will notice
that the Milky Way streaming upward from Cas-
siOpea and envelOping Cygnus passes between
Vega and Affair in two branches the portion
lying near Affair being unusually brilliant
Passing on toward the south the Milky Way be
comes exceedingly bright in clOud-like patches
just above the horizon. Right here the figur,
of Short inverted dipper. called the Milk Dip
per, Is seen. This marks the Zodiacal constella
ton of Sagittarius. With telescope the OBJ
server may spend hours exploring the wonder
full star fields of the Milky Way until he ex
claims, In the words of the angel in Richter
dream:
End Is there none to the Universe of God
lOi also, there Is no beginning"
| West of Sagittarius and at about an equal ele
walton above the southern horizon is ScorpiO
Its principal star, Antares, is one of the chic
ornaments of the midsummer sky. 1t will b.
readily recognized by its fiery hue, and four
inch telescope will show a little green star hal
hidden in its rays. There are two smaller star
near Antares, which, with it, form slight
crooked line, recalling the figure above de
scribed in the Eagle. long crooked line O
stars below and TO the left Of Antares marks tn
trailing body of the Scorpion. To the right o
and above Antares are three or four stars lyin,
nearly In line at right angles to the line forme
by Antares and the stars near it. They are II
the claws and head Of the Scorpion. Two O
these stars are of the second magnitude an
the nOrthermOst Of the two is Beta ScOrpiI
fine double. Still further to the right, tw
second magnitude stars will be seen in q fathe
blank region, 80 far as large stars are concerned
These mark the two scales of the balance il
Libra. Their names are 80 odd that the curiOu
observer may like to learn them. The southern