Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-05
The Planets i'm September.

THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS AND MOON
DURING THE EoUINoCTIAL MONTH.
From the Providence Journal.
Mercury is morning star after the I'd for the
| last time this year. On the I'd he passes be-
tween the earth and sun, and on the 18th rises
nearly an bOur and a half before the sun, On
the 9th he is in conjunction with Jupiter and
on the 30th he is at his greatest distance north
Saturn is morning star, and wins the second
p lace for being at present the most beautiful of
all the visible stars as Jupiter is hidden in the
suns rays, and Venus hugs the sun too closely
to be seen long after his disappearance. This
wonder OF the system takes no active part in
the events of the month.
Venus is evening star, and reigns supreme in
the western sky, being the only visible planet
after the sun goes down. She sets, during the
month, about an hour after the sun, but is now
SO bright that she is visible almost as soon as
| the sun disappears, her increase in size and
brightness being plainly perceptible.
Uranus is evening star until the 26th, and
then morning star. On the Goth, at 2 O'Clock in
the morning, Uranus is in conjunction with the
sun, passing beyond him and reappearing on
his western side
Neptune is morning star, and pursues hts far
away course without encountering any other
planet or large star, seeming just now to
wander IN region that Is all his own. He Is
approaching his nearest point to the earth, and
If he could change places with Mars, would
create a great excitement among the terres-
trial star gazers.
Mars is morning star He is now atthe COM
mencement OF his period of visibility, and his
sufficiently interested to rise for the purpose in
the small hours OF the morning. On the first he
seen In In Inc ms Gemn1 on the
the oath, he may be found in Praes6pe, q clus-
ter of small stars in Cancer.
Jupiter Is evening star until the 9Th, and then
changes his role to that of morning star. On
the 9th, at O'Clock in the afternoon, this bril-
liant planet is in conjunction with the sun, dis
totally lost to terrestrial view He win, how
ever, soon take his place among the visible
morning stars. and afford new material for tel
escopic research.
he September moon fulls on the oath. On
the Sd, the day OF the last quarter, the moon is
In conjunction with Saturn, and on the 5th
with Mars: On the 7th she is in close conjunc-
tlon with Mercury, and on the 9Th, when about
with Jupiter, just i've minutes before Jupiter's
conjunction with the sun. On the 9th the
moon is In very close conjunction with Uranus,
Neptune. On the oath the moon is partially
eclipsed, which Is visible In this latitude. 1t
commences at 1:l5 q. m. and ends at 4:22 am.
About four.fif OF her diameter is in the
earths shadow.
September is richly freighted with active and
family, In which the sun himself deigns to par
ticipate. Two great planets, Jupiter and IRA
pWReh tR reach
the earth and the sun, and then oscillates to his
extreme western limit or elongation, when
before his htful light is quenched in the sun
Deans The sun reaches the autumnal equinox,
and shines benigniy over the world while equal
Jay and night reign from pole to pole. A fav-
Sfed few will behold 9 total eclipse Of his RAJ
Giant face, and gaze with admiring eyes upon
the peerless spectacle as the silvery corona
springs into view and the rosy flames dart
forth from the border Of the eclpsed sun,
while the stars reappear in the darkened
tx SKY, and the face Of nature is shrouded
t n,na the superior members OF the family She
treats us TO partial eclipse and the occultatiOn
o. bright star. More than this our fair satel-
hSe crowns the first autumnal month with the
harvest moon. For several successive evenings
.nere Is but little difference In the time Of her
Using SO that the lesser orb appears In the east
esn SKY soon after the larger orb disappears In
n Inc western, thus seeming to prolong the day,
noouing the earth with silvery light and max
ing It beautiful q q dream Of the land where
c cnere 70 no night There may be other planets
cStnoining higher elements Of natural beauty
u Hnan ihis little world, when the sunset clouds
my mmger IA the west and the harvest moon, rising
| maJesticaliy In the east, looks serenely down
upon upon FUR land, ripe for the harvest II such
,aiy aOodes exist in the great universe OF space,
We nave no desire to visit them, unless we can
o os EQUIPPED for the voyage with higher powers
! now endowed.