The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-15
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 Neptune is morning star until the 3ih, when he changes his role to that of even ing star. He me1i.s . distinguished place among the shining brosherhood, during the passage cf the month, for he reaches the point in his career Of the grcates, importance to observers sn this planet. If telescopes improvein power. and przrtised eyes improve in ability to discern, this is the portion of Nepsune's course when there will be possibility Of making discoveries on his distant disc It may be only the suspicion of belt, it may be only an additional satellite, for this is the most that can be anticipated from the observation of an object that when nearest is 2 6oo GOO 900 miles away An inhabitant of this planet stranded on the Nepsunian shore, would behold dii- felenf conditions from those t.as prevail in the earth's more favored cline. The sun would look like bright day star, the size Of Venus when largest
 All the othg planets would be inferior, and most of them would appear to recede only a few degrees from the sun. He may be found in the constellation Taurus, abou, 7o southwest of Pieiadex A ieie- scope with an aperture of two inches will bring him cut in favorable weather as a small round disk. It requires a much more powerful telescope to reveal his satellite, tiny point of light close to the primary. There are many things to in- terest observers concerning this distant planet. ranking nex, in size to Jupiter ar a~k 10 him doubtless we should behold a grand spe tacie, solve the mysteries de tected in his peculiar spectrum, and most to be desired of all-hnd out if planets hitherto unknown lie hidden Tn remoter regions of space. Meantime Neptune plods on his slow circuit of IS, years.
 Neptune rises on the Ist about half past o'clock ID the evening.
 Jupiter IS morning star and passes an important epoch in his course On the ,6,h, at ! o'clock in the morning, he is in quadrzture with the sun or his western side He rises at midnight and sets at monday. With telescopes of small power this superb planet presents the appear ance of large, round disc. but only the best telescopes in the hands of the best observers ~ill reveal the magnificent belts, wi'h their changing tin,s, and the spots that from time 10 time appear and disappear on his disc. IL is recorded that in the clear atmosphere of southern Australia the second and third satellite have been seen to emerge at sensible distance from the limb of the planet
 Jupiter for six months to come will be n most favorable condition for ohserva- non. more SO than will be the case for several succeeding years. He rises on he Is, not far from o'clock in the 
 Saturn is morning star and rises on the Ist few minutes before h2ltpas, clock in the evening.
 Venus IS morning s.ar. bu, no longer n the ascendant: for 1t IS nos her time 10 hide her diminished rays She is getting every Gay nearer the sun and i6- ,reasing her distance from the earth. She fises on the I st at !, o'clock in the on the 3o-h she rises al clock
 Uranus is morning star. His path lies very near that of Venus at the beginning ,f the month. He rises on the first quarter after o'clock in the morning.
 The November moon fulls on the d at , 5 o'clock in the morning, standard nme- The moon is in conjunction with Neptune on the ,i, and with 5 ,turn on the s.a- She Is at her neares, point to Jupiter on the nth, and to Uranus on t.e I5ih. She makes a charming ap- pearance on the eastern sky in conjunc- tion with Venus, on the morning of the Il,h, three days before her change, the vaning crescent hanging 2 south of the star. On the 18th the pew moon s in conjunction with Mercury, and full 6lls her round by paying her respects to Mars on the io,h.
 The earth, as she swings her ponder ous bulk in her orbit, encounters, about the I3,h, the November meteor sone. This gigantic hoop or ellipse consists of } swarm of particles folloving Tempel's comet in IS orbit. This unfortunate wis., tor from the star depths on arriving within the solar domain unwarily ven- 'ured too near the planet Uranus The planet captured the comet, and forced it aenceforth to revolse within the bound mes of the solar system.