Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-03
AUGUST ASPECTS.
Planetary Phases for the Last Month
of summer.

Planetary Phases for the Last Month
of summer.
Venus is the evening star and VIII be,
without question, the most interesting
star in the heavens from the present time
until the end Of the year.
Jupiter is evening star, and is awarded
second rank, as this is the last
time in which he will hold the place Of
evening star during the present year.
Before the month closes his bright pres
ence will be missed among his peers, for
he will be eclipsed in the suns rays on
account of his near approach. He must,
therefore, be left TO pursue his invisible
course, while his belts, spots and clouds
will for time be hidden from terrestrial
telescopes. His does not bid the earth's
domain goOd-by without mingiing IN the
events OF the month.
on the 9th, at g O'Clock in the morning,
Jupiter is in conjunction with Mercury
for the second time in the month, being 6
deg l min. north at the nearest point.
The explanation is the same as in the
case Of Venus, Mercury having arrived at
his eastern goal, on retracing his steps,
oyertakes the more stately and slower
moving planet.
Mercury is evening star, and is during
the month in the near neighbOrhood Of
Venus and Jupiter. making one cOnjunc-
ton with the former and two with the
latter.
Saturn Is morning star, and nv far the
most interesting Of the three planets that
precede the sun. He rose on the lst
shout O'Clock, and when August closes
makes his appearance Just after midnight.
He is now lovely object to reward the
gaze Of the observer in the small hours Of
the morning. The mysterious rings are
oDen 20 their widest extent, the planet is
drawing nearer perihelOn, and rs also APP
preaching 10 earth. BY the last OF Sep
TENDER he will be above the horizon mt
1890 o'clock, and VIII not only be de-
lghtfui % behold with the unaided eve,
but Will be IN rare position for telescope
ic research.
on the 9TH at . O'Clock IN the afternoon,
Saturn Is In close conjunction with Mu
GemnOrum. star of the third magni-
tude In Gemini. being 4 min. south. On
the 9th, az 8 o'clock In the afternoon, he
oyertakes Mars. The planets are IN con-
junction, saturn being l deg. 20 min.
south.
Mars is morning star. Besides being In
conjunction with Saturn on the 9Th, he is
also very near Mn GeminOrum. Thus
Mars, the star and Saturn are almost in
line, the star beng very near Saturn.
The rare iuXtapOsitiOn occurs az 3 o'clock
In the afternoon, when 20 viii he invisible.
A small telescope will. however, reveal
the actors IN the scene in near approach,
aud The exhibition wifi amply repay the
efforts required 90 get up so early ia the
morning.
Neptune ie morning star. On the 18th,
at 3 O'Clock iu the morning. be reaches
Quadruture with the Gun un bis western
side. and after That event he Is nearer 90
The earth than he Is o. the sun. or me-
appears 20 De. The month closes with
Neptune, Saturn and Mars on The western
side of the sun as morning STARS, and
with Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus ana
Venus nu his eastern side us evening stars.
The August moon fGlls on thc 2Nth -
conjunction With NEPTUNE on the ith, at
30. 4um. %. ma. being deg. 40 miu south.
ON tht ith, go pa. lm. o.. nv. abe is in cone