Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-07

From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence journal.
Neptune IL morning star ana ranks FIRST on tn
list In the order OF rising, taking precedence of tho
I'VE planets that shine In the mornins sky. being
the only one among them that In invisible Doubt.
less n he were nearer he would make n grand
spectacle among his peers, for he Is the third
planet in size In the system. II would be pleasant
70 get nearer view OF him. and 70 ind out n there
are not more moons than one acknowledging his
ownership. But telescopes must be far moro
powerful before such results can DO
the rising OF the morning stars during July a.
they appear one after another above the horizon.
Nepsnne, though unseen, leads the quintet rising
az half past one: Mars at present comes nexs ID
order, rising about quarter before Two O'Clock.
saturn rises at half-past two O'Clock. The fair
three O'Clock. and winged Mercury follows after
an interval OF ten minutes
Mars is morning star He is IN conjunction with
saturn on the morning OF the Goth. The nearest
approach Is at O'clock when Mars Is about a de.
gree and halt north. The planets rise on that
for In the northeast where the morning stars hold
their court Mars is quarter OF a degree north
OF the point where the sun rises ana saturn a 1T
tie more than degree south OF it, saturn will be
easily found, ana the ruddy planet will shlno
family a little farther north
Saturn is morning star, and is an interesting OBJ
1ect for observation In the small hours OF the
morning. Observers will welcome the ringed
take on a more splendid appearance at his COM
Ing opposition than he has done for nearly thirty
ssrs HIS widely opens rings his high northern
specially favorable conditions for observation
These conditions will eliminate In 1855. Therefore
every student OF the stars should make Saturn q
special theme for investigation during this year
and the two Following years. for nearly genera
ton OF observers viii pass from the earth before
Saturn swings round in his orbit 70 the same DO.
sition he now occupies
Venus is morning star. The interesting incs.
oents IN her progress are her Vicinity 20 Mer.
curry la the frst part OF the month"; aud her near
ms 10 Jupiter In the last part OF the month.
wanderers in the celestial depths, whose move.
ments give life to the picture or monotonous soi.
element of VARIETY 10 the snsr Of hs Sna sad the
Is seldom that the same planets are In con.
Junction twice during the same month,
On the Sd, at IL O'Clock in the evening, Venus
was In conjunction with Mercury. They are ID
osoop ,s SsA eve on the sh
the 9Th and 9th they will be near each other. and
second conjunction Venus seemingly Tags ben;nd.
and at the end OF the month is sixteen egrees
O'Clock I'm the morning, Venus is in conjunction
with Jupit I, passing ten minutes north at the
nearest point OF approach. As the planets riss on
hour and quarter before sunrise, observers win
| ind them near together in the northeast
apSus three degrees north, OF the sunrise point
Ing star the rest OF the month. Mercury and
venus are both travelling in the same direction
/
planets reaches the goal long before the most
beautiful On the goth, at O'Clock In the evening,
Me1eur H. sh IN Superior with the
ended, and, passing behind the sun, no
reappears on the eastern side as evening
Star 10 repeat the same ceaseless course, varied
| by the incidents that make his pathway an
unenoing source OF pleasure 10 those who love 70
follow his steps. His conlunctions with Venus on
the Sd and Sth have been referred to- on the .s,fh
az O'Clock In the morning. Mercury is In coniuno.
ton with Jupiter, being thirty-tw minutes north.
mass 9TH
Mercury travelling east and Jupiter travelling west
They rise about O'Clock and are too near the sun
the smallest and the largest members OF the broth.
einooa when Just as far apart as the average
Jupiter, on the 6th, at 10 O'Clock am, was In
| conjunction with the sun, one OF the grand
epochs OF his course. He then commenced
his course as morning star and before the
| shortly before sunrise. While his superb pres
ence Will be missed In the evening sky, compen-
satlon VIII be found In the beautiful appearance
ne VIII present on summer mornings, Increasing
ali the time In size and brilllancy. For our bid
brother Is travelling towards US, and Will be grow.
January. Jupiter on the Slst rises not Tar from
half-past three O'Clock In the morning
uranus is evening star, travelling on an unintoe.
rupted course towards conjunction
THE NOON
The July moon fulls on the 18th, at a. minutes
after 10 O'Clock in the evening. The moon was
In conjunction with Saturn on the lst q few
minutes before Q O'Clock IN the afternoon, and
Is again In conjunction with Saturn on the
SStn at O'Clock IN the morning, being forryfour
ton In some portions or the terrestrial terr1tory
between 20 and 700 south latitude On the eth the
moon Is at her nearest point to Uranus, on the
SSth TO Neptune and on the 29th to Mars
July Is held day among our celestial neigh.
bors. The most favorable month for studying the
movements OF the shining brotherhood that the
EARN included, makes up the suns family Is a.
rich In incident as any month In the year RI.
ceptlng far-away Neptune and Uranus, every
planet In the system is visible during some pOf-
uon OF the month, and every planet plays q part
on lis brilliant record. Visitors at the soas,ore
among the mountains and In quiet couutry
homes, will IND no moro fascinating occupation
Than that OF tracing the varied paths or these
bright wanderers In the celestial Depths a. they
rise and set, come close together, and travel far
apart over the celestial highway Neither as their
eyes are turned upward to the glorious page which
nature opens to their admiring gaze can they tau
70 gain new views OF the wondrous architect who
spangles the sky with shining points and holds in
heavenly harmony each grain OF sparkling star
dust each mass OF nebuiOus haze and each sun
OF the myriad host OF suns that, bound together
0y lmmutable laws, make up the material uni
verse.