Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-01

ON tho suns western side 10 has eastern.
He Is too near the sun 10 he visible. ana "
Therefore OF little account on the planetary
annals 81 the month.
The right ascension Of Mercury on the
LIST Is f4h. 2Sm., his declinaiien u 40 lJ
south. his diameter Is 4',.8, and he Is the
constellation I.ihra.
Ecrcurv rises on the 1st about hal'-pas,
q o'clock In the morning; on the Both nc
sets about n quarter after o'c!ock IN tue
evening.
Mans is evening star. lie, hike most OF
his brothers, l. travelling south. MOI 'ong
since every planet in the system WAS III
north dcclination. At the end OF the month
Venus. Mercury, Uranus. aud Mars h,e ,"
south declination. Not long since Az ,ne
planets were morning stars. Before ho-
ycmbcr closes Mars, Mercury, ana Neptune
are evening stars. Movements seemingly
without order are In reality cNemphhcf
lions Of the answering hw that regulates
the course Of every member OF the ma'erial
universe.
The right ascension Of Mars on the 1st is
l6h. Ium.. his dccinaiion is go AZ south.
MS diameter is4".i, and he i In the con-
Stcllation ScOrpio. Mars sets on the Isl
about G o'clock In the evening; on the 3Oth
he sets at halipasi 3 O'Clock.
THE MOON.
The November moon fulls on the 81 al
thiTty-siX minutes after O'Clock IN the
morning. standard time. The moon Is IN
conjunction with Neptune ON the ID ana
with saturn on the 9Th. She Il at her
nearest point 10 Jupiter og the llth anu 10
Uranus on the 18Th. She makes charm
ing appraranec on the eastern sky in con-
-. . hn s.1Np al
Inc 18th, three days before her change. the
waning crescent hanging % south OF the
morning star. On tile 1Sth the new moon
il in conjunction with Mercury, aud FIJI
ills her round by paying her respects to
Mar. on the 10Th.
THE NOVEMBER NETEORS.
The earth, as she swings her pOndcrouS
bulk IN her orbit, encounters about the
18th the November mcieor-z0ne. ThiS
gigantic hoop or eclipse consists OF swarm
Of particles following Temples comet in
lie orbit. This unfortunate visitor from
the star depths on arriving within the
solar domain unwarIly ventured too near
the planet Uranus. Tic planet cap
tured the comet, and forced II hence
forth 70 revOlye within The bOundS-
rics Of the solar system, The event
occurring probably in the second cen
tury OF the Christian era. The perihe-
lion Of the comets orbit rests on the
earth's orbit where she passes on the 18th
II November. and it, apheli0n extends be-
yond the orbit OF Uranus. 4 process OF
disintegfation j. going on, and the debriS
Of the comet and the swarm of meteor7
are gradually scattering through the
whole zone, only one tenth Of which
il now filled dcnsely with the meteor
swarms. The period Of revolution is
about thirty-three years, and grand dis
plsy occurs only at these intervals, when
the earth crosses the dcnseSt portion OF the
zone. The last memorable display was in
1SCG-'67; the next is expected in 1899. OBJ
servers on the nights OF the 18th. 18th, 18th.
and 14th will be sure TO see q few meleors
rldiatinQ from the constellation Leo. and
there is always possibility that an uncX-
ptctcd number Of falling stars may make
the heavens respondent with their fiery
trans