The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-03

Tho astronomical editor OF the Proyi.
5oncc Journal saws that July is field-day
"ronrg our celestial ncighbors. The most
favorahlc month for studying the move
,acntS or the shining brotherhood that, the
oor.h ;ncludcd. make up the suns family,
q ,s rich I'm incident Us any month in the
year Executing far-away Neptune and
Uranus. every planet in the system Is wish
b,e during some portion OF the month, and
every plane, plays a part on It's brilliant
record. Visitors at the seashore, among
the mountains, and in quiet country
homes. win lind no more fascinating oceu-
nation than that Of tracing the varied
maths Of these bright wanderers in
he celestial depths, as they rise and
SET. come close together. and travel
far arart over the celesl.Sl highway.
Ns''bsr, as their eyes are turned
upwstd 20 the glorious page whicl! nature
opens 10 their admiring gaze, can they fail
10 cain new views Of the wondrous Archi-
fec. who spangles the sky with shining
points and holds in heavenly harmony each
grain OF sparkling star-dust, each mass OF
nchulOus haze, and each sun Of the myriad
host 81 suns that. bound together by i'm
mntable laws. make up the material uni
verse. The waning moon is ia couiunc-
ton with Saturn on the lst about o'clock,
I'm, invisible, The moon fulls on the 18th,
and is again in conjunction with Saturn
ON the 29th, ai ) O'Clock in the morning.
The old moon IS in conjunction with
Venus and Mercury on the I'd, beng only
seventeen minutes south OF Mercury,
tut the conjunction takes place in the
afternoon. when the sunlight renders them
invisible. and when they rise the next
morning The moon will have sped on her
eastern course several degrees. On the 4th,
the moon Is at her nearest point Jupiter,
on the OH "a Uranus, on the 18th TO Nep-
tune. and on the both 10 Mars. Ii will be
at interesting study TO note the rising OF
the morning stars in July, as they appear
one after another above the horizon. Nep-
tune, though unseen, leads the quintet.
Mars ut present comes next N order, rising
about quarter before 2 O'Clock. Sa-
turn rises at hali-paSt > o'clock. The
fair Venus puts in an appearance afew min
uieS after o'clock, and winged Mercu-
~ follows after an interval OF ten minutes.
Saturn is an interesting object for oDSer-
walton in the small hours OF the morning.
Observers will welcome the ringed planet
rs his footsteps tend carthward, for he VIII
take on q more splendid appearance at his
coming opposition than he has done Tor
nearly thirty years. His widely-open
rings, his high northern deciination, and
his approaching perihclion, form specially
favorable conditions for observations.
These conditions will eliminate in 1885.
After that generation will pass before Sa-
turn swing round on his orbit to the same
position he now occupies. Venus will be in
conjunction with Mercury on the ID at II
O'Clock in the evening. and soon after 3
O'Clock the next morning. when they rise
near together, the exhibition will be a
beautiful one. On the mornings Of the Sth
and 9th they viii he near each other, and
will be worth getting up early to see.
Jupiter is morning star after the 9th, and
figures rs chief actor in four OF the
principal incidents Of the month. lie
is in conjunction with the sun, in
conjunction with the moon, in con-
junction with Mercury, and in con-
junction with Venus. On the 9th,
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. he Is in con-
junction with the Sun-one OF the grand
epochs OF lis course. He rises and sets
with the sun, is entirely hidden in his rays,
passing behind bin, and, after conjunction,
appearing on his western side. He then
commences his course as morning star;
and. before the month closes, will be visible
in the northeast shortly before sunrise.
lie is travelling towards the earth, and Will
be growing brighter until he reaches oppo-
sition, next January.