Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-01

The November Moon enters first quarter on
the 18th ID full on the 14th; enters last
quarter on the Dist and is new on the 29th
At $40 o'cllck on the evening Of the 9Th
the Moon travelling dark side in front,
overtakes and occults one OF the two stare of
which the double star Beta Capricorni il
composed. This occsltation lasts about an
hour and may be worth observing. The two
stars forming Beta are separated by nearly
35z minutes the larger star being Of the 3rd
and the smaller OF the 7th magnitude.
Two and quarter degrees 10 the northward
of this double is Alpha Caprcorni, fine
pair of the Sd and 18th msgnitudes respec-
lively and appearing double to the naked
eye being over 6 minutes apart. There will
be some 10 more visible occultations during
the month, but none of the stars ecculted
are OF much importance, being generally OF
the 9th and 9th magnitudes None of the
November coniunctiona of the Moon with the
planets will be visible in this part of the
world.
All of the planets are now on the morning,
or westward side of the San except Venus.
Neptune rises now little before p. m. /;
on the last of November he will rise about
$50 p. m. At a. M, of the 18th he reaches
opposition to the Sum- and will be most favor
ably situated for observation but as his disc
measures less than 8 seconds in diameter and
his brightness is only that of It'll magnitude
star, he is utterly beyond the range Of the
ordinary human eye, and of very little interest
except to possessors of telescopes OF at least
II inches aperture.
Saturn is the next Of the great planets to
reach opposition at 11.06 p m. Of the 28th.
He rises now at 6.45 p. M; at the close OF the
month he will rise at 4.40 p. m. His path
during November lies across the open end of
the V-shaped cluster of stars in the Head
OF the Bull, known as 1.-THE Hyades" and,
at midnight Of the 1st, he will be 81 degrees
to the northward Of Aldebaran, the promi-
nent and rudy lucida Of that cluster Saturn
is very favorably situated now for telescope
observation; his rings being 80 widely opened
as to nearly enclose the ball OF the planet
The outer ring now measures 46 seconds in
its longer and 20 seconds in its shorter diam
oLcl hnu comparatively niuhil teiebCOpe Will
show the main division in the rings.
Jupiter is beginning to keep better hours
rising now shortly before II p. M, and at the
close OF the month little before p. m. The
diameter of his disc increases in the same
time from 81 to Al seconds. His path through
the stars during November is a
very short one ; crawling almos,
imperceptibly eastward towards Delta
Csncri until the c1st; then seeming to halt
for a short time, and subsequently changing
his course and moving westward.
Mars, the next planet in order of rising,
reaches opposition in January. He is now In
the eastern part Of Cancer, moving towards
Leo, and will reach the southern border Of
the latter constellation towards the close OF
the month and be within the curve formed
by the blade OF The Sickle in December.
Viewed through the telescope now, Mars
presents small reddish disc about seconds
in diameter, which will increase to little
over 10 seconds by November s0th and to
1S15 seconds by January LIST. Mars rises now
at Ills p. M; at the close OF the month he
will rise at Top. m.
Uranus rises now al 8. M; at the close of
the month he will rise at 1.15 q. IN. He will