Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

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in this longitude, would be those with Saturn
and Neptune. In some parts of the southern
hemisphere the edge of the moon will pass
over and occult Saturn, for the fifth time this
year. Here the conjunction takes place, as
will be noted, early in the afternoon, and the
Moon and planet are separated by a little
over one degree Neptune passes at con-
junction within 10 minutes of the moon and
their approach may be watched before sun
rise with good telescope.
The only occultation of star by the Moon,
visible here, during August, is that of Rho
Leonis, a 81 magnitude star, which begins
at 1926 on the evening of the 9Th and lasts IS
minutes The occultation cannot be seen
without telescope.
All the planets except Mercury and
Uranus have now left the evening sky and
| Uranus has gone 30 low in the west as to be
| of very little interest. Uranus sets now
| about 0 p. m. by the end of August he will
set about p. m. He reaches conjunction
with the Sun on September 10th, after which
| date he also wheels into line as a morning
| star.
Mercury passed superior conjunction with
the Sun and became an evening star on
July Goth. His course during August
presents little of interest. Starting from the
eastern edge Of Cancer he passes across Leo
and into Virgo, bringing up near the star Eta
Virgins at the close of August and reaching
his greatest eastern elongation on September
10th. His low defamation will, however,
place him in an unfavorable position for
observation. On the morning of the 2ith
Mercury passes close to Uranus, but the con
junction will be invisible.
The other planets are strung along the
morning sky in the following order; Neptune
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus.
/ Neptune rises about midnight on August
lst and about 10 p. m. on the 31st. He re
mains sensibly stationary during the montl
on the border line between Aries and Taurus
J | On the 18th he ID i'll quadrature, or 9O9 from
, the sun.
Saturn rises about l q. m. on the LIST, an,
about II p. nj. on the 31st. HIS path is JUS
north of the Hyades, and he passes With
> less than A. of Aldebaran, the brightest 0
that cluster, and still nearer to other stars i
the same group. Saturn will be the most il
teresting Of the morning planets, and wi
grow in interest during the fall months. II
reaches quadrature on September I'd, and hi
widely opening rings will cause every tel,
scope to be directed towards him when i
;, October and November next, he gets up at
more seasonable hour.
Mars is also growing in interest. He rise
about LIS a. m. on the 1s., and about hal
an hour after midnight on the 31st. On I'll
II morning OF the 30th he will be quit
= close to the star Mu Geminorum IL
u star being then a little more tina
" one degree north OF the planet. Mu Gemii
- Drum ID third magnitude star, which IL
, telescope shows to be accompanied by
blush little companion of the 18th magn
IL tude. --.5
Jupiter rises about $3.50 on the 1st al
lie Venus which is now approaching near Il
Is Sun, Jupiter is the most conspicuous of Il
i'd | morning brotherhood and will be only secol
Of in interest to astronomers to Saturn duril
On the fall months. A few transits, eclipses al
Sc OCCUPATIONS OF his satellites will be visil
e. during August to those possessors of tie
of scopes who care to rise at unreasonable hor
th in the morning.
In Venus is now near Jupiter but is retreat
Is from his neighborhood and by the close
lis the month will rise less than half all he
ON before the Sun. She reaches superior c.
"a junction on September Goth, being then
a the opposite side Of the Sun and consequen
ar at her most distant point from us. At
,pt transit, on December 9th OF last year,
saw passed between liz and the Sun in Septt
as Der she will have completed, as viewed fl
,als the Earth, one-half Of her apparent Oh
es- round that luminary. After passing /
Q ia point she becomes again an evening star
ion will be the queen of the October sky.
life Meteors may be looked for on the event
Ugh between the 9th and 18th but the mo
docs not promise much in this direction.