The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-03
THE HEAVENS IN JUNE.
what tho sun, Moon. and Stars SHOW
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near the sun aS 10 be hidden in his rays.
Therefore the most must be made OF the
evenings in the early part OF June, when
he will be a bright and beautiful object in
the glowing twilight. IL will he interesting
10 watch his departing glory rs night after
night his STAY above the horizon lessons,
and he draws closer 10 the luminary he
closely resembles. while the other planets
hide their diminished heads rs they ap-
proach the great central orb. Jupiter and
Venus dare TO shine on the threshold Of his
sanctuary. The two brightest planets are
now nearly at the same distance from the
sun. Jupiter as evening star on his eastern
side. and Venus rs morning star on his
western side.
The telescope Jupiter continues 10 afford
interesting material for observation and 10
give proof Of intense activity. The great
SPOT has vanished, but the forms and colors
Of the great belts are undergoing wonder
full transformations. Every color OF the
rainbow finds place i'm The curious bands
and spots that diversity his surface. Some
times the belts are notified and sometimes
they are striped and Streakcd with delicate
tints Of rose. purple. orange, and every
shade Of gray. the viydneSs OF tone and
tint being Undesirable TO those who have
not seen this majestic planet in telescope
OF large dimensions. These changes are
indications OF the powerful forces at work
in the huge orb. Jupiter's right ascension
is On. 2im.. his defamation is go 2l/. and
his diameter is 32|.G.
Jupiter sets on the lSt, at 4 quarter after
Q O'Clock in tie evening; on the 30th he
SET, about quarter before S O'Clock.
URANUS is evening star. On the 10th, at
O'Clock in the morning, he is IN quadra-
ture with the sun. half way between oD-
position and conjunction, on the suns
eastern side. The right ascension Of IRA
nus in llh. Dim, his defamation i II So
and bis diameter is S|.6.
Uranus sets on The lSt, at O'Clock in the
morning; on the Both he sets about
quarter after II o'clock in the evening.
MERCURY is evening star until the 9TH,
and morning star the rest OF the month.
ON the eth, at II O'Clock i'm the evening,
Mercury j. in inferior conjunction with
the sun. He then passes between the earth
and the sun, o. the moon does at new
moon. As he was at his descending node
on the 27th. he will pass 1T inferior con-
junction below the sun and give no proof
OF the passage. lie win not make tram
Sit until 1891. passing above or below the
sun al every inferior conjunction until
that time After the 9TH he joins the
gOodly company OF morning stars. includ-
ing besides himself Mars, Venus, Neptune,
aud Saturn. Mercury'S right ascension is
IN. I'm. his declinltiOn is ~ j2/ north,
and his diameter is ne.
Mercury sets on the 1St at O'Clock in
the evening; on the 30th he rises about a
quarter after O'Clock in the morning.
VENUS is morning star. Though she is
not first on the list in the order OF rising.
she takes the first rank among the morning
stars for the beautiful picture she presents
and for contributing the largest share Of
incidents 10 the June planetary record.
ON the Sth. at 5 O'Clock in the morning,
she Is in conjunction with Neptune, being
then ten minutes north. The planets will
be near each other when they rise. about
O'Clock, on the morning OF the Sth, an hour
and a Quarter before sunrise. Venus will
be readily recognized, but Neptune Is in
visible even i'm large telescopes. Therefore
the conjunction must be seen in the minds
eve when the fair planet that is our near
est neighbor. travelling eastward toward
the sun, hangs side by side with the
plane most remote from terrestrial
domain. travelling westward and re-
ceding from the sun. Venus, having
paid her respects to Neptune. next encoun-
tiers saturn in her course. She meets him
on the 18th at o'clock the evening when
she passes thirty five minutes north OF him.
The planets are then below the horizon and
invisible, but on the morning OF the Goth
sharp-cvcd observers may find them. Venus
being northeast Of Saturn and about three
and a hall degrees south on the sunrise
point. After conjunction Venus crows
fainter and smaller rs she approaches the
SIN. and Saturn slowly increases in size
and brilliancy as he approaches the earth.
The right ascension OF Venus Is 2h 42m.,
her declmati0n is 10 north, and Ler diam
cter Is ~.
Venus rises on the 1t at nine minutes
after O'Clock in the morning; on the 3Oth
she rises at six minutes after o'clock.
Mans !, morning star. The beginning OF
the month be is the first Of the four planets
PLAYING this role TO appear above the hor-
ION. the order being Mars, Venus, NcD-
tune. Saturn. Mars is now taking on form
and size, and may be found shining rs 4
small red star i'm the constellation Aries,
being more readily recognized, as there aIc
no star, OF note in his vicinity. On the
oGtb me is Oycrtakcn 10y Neptune on the
celestial track at II O'Clock in the evening.
The two planets are then III conjunction,
Mars passing a little more than one degree
north. The conjunction is invisible, as
well as the vicinity OF the two planets, rs
far as Neptune is concerned, on the morn
iny OF the 9th. Il, however, illustrates
phase OF apparent planetary movement:
Both planets are moving westward, ana
though Mars in reality is nearer ana ira
wells faster, he is apparently out
stripped by Neptune, who passes INN
on the track and arrives at oppo>l-
ton two months earlier. But II must
be remembered that we observe the planets
from the earth, which is a moving OBSERVE
tory, and thus movements that are really
simple appear complicated and incon-
gruOus. The earth revolyes twice IN her
orbit while Mars reyOlycs once in his orbit,
and then it takes her about fifty days more
TO catch ND with him and come into line
when Mars completes his synodIc revou-
fion and is i'm opposition. In the case OF
Neptune. the earth reyoyes once in her
orbit. and only requires two days more 10
come into line with the Slow-moying planet.
Thus the oppositiOns Of Mars take place at
intervals Of $50 days. Those OF Neptune
occur at intervals Of 3G7 days. The right
ascension OF Mars is In. jgm., his dccIna-
ton is 10 IA north, and his diameter Is
~ s.
Mars rises on the 1st about quarter be-
fore 3 O'Clock i'm the morning; on the 3Oth
he rise, at quarter before O'Clock.
NEPTUNE is morning star, and meets
Venus on the Sth, the one travelling west,
and the other east. He oyeriakes Mars ON
the 10th, both planets travelling in the
same direction. The coniunctions have
been referred to. Neptune's right ascen-
sion is 3h. ON, his declination is l50 56>
north, and his diameter Is =" 10.