Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-02

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backward, and now he is stationary.
Thus. on the 7th Of October, 1884, Ju-
piter and Regulus were in conjunction,
the planet after that time being east
of the star. On the 14th Of March
they were again in conjunction,
changing places as before, the planet
being west of the star. On the 30th
they will be in conjunction for the third
time, the planet again being east oil the
star, to whose vicinity he will no more
return until, nearly twelve years hence,
he has completed another revolution
round the sun, passing through the
whole circle of the zodiac. Regulus
lies almost exactly in the suns path,
being about half degree from the
ecliptic, so that the sun, moon, and
planets are often passing near the bright
star. Mars was in its near vicinity in
May and Venus in October of the last
year.
The right ascension Of Jupiter en- the
lst is Oh. sam. his declination is IL
degrees So; his diameter is 37|.2, and
he is in the constellation Leo.
Jupiter sets on the lst about 2
O'Clock in the morning; on the 3lst he
sets few minutes before midnight.
MERCURY is morning star. On the
25th he reaches his greatest western
elongation, being "a degrees so, west
of the sun. Although he is nearly as
far as possible from the sun, he is .
degrees farther south. and not as favora-
bly situated for observation as he was
at eastern elongation in April, when he
was 10 degrees 26> from the sun. He
NAV, however, be visible to the naked
eve under the best conditions OF wind
and weather, for the present is the first
Of the three times in the year when
there is any prospect of his being yisi-
BILE to the naked eye as morning star.
He rises on the 2jth about an hour
before the sun, is in the constellation
Aries. and there are no bright stars
near to point him out. The observer
must be keen-eyed who succeeds in
finding him, 0 degrees south of the sun
rise point.
On the 18th, at O. clock in the morn
ing, Mercury is in conjunction with
Mars. being degrees 27/ south. On
the Both. at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
he is again in conjunction with Mars,
being . degrees sc minutes south.
The right ascension Of Mercury on
the lst is Oh. l2m. hi. declination is
10 degrees 49, north; his diameter Is
l2//, and he is in the constellation
Aries.
Mercury rises on the 1st about half
past 4 o'clock in the morning on the
3lst he rises a quarter after 3 O'Clock.
MARS is morning star. He is twice
in conjunction with Mercury, as already
referred to. The planets are near each
other during the whole month; =
The right ascension of Mars on the
lst is In. 32m.; his declination is 8 de-
grees 54> north his diameter is ~. 4,
and he is in the constellation Pisces.
Mars rises on the lst soon after .
o'clock in the morning on the 3lst he
rises soon after 3 o'clock. g.
SATURN is evening star. He is now
conspicuous object in the western
shy, but at the close Of the month vii
be too near the sun to be of much ac
! count. E
The right ascension Of, Saturn on d,
lst IS 5k. 24nf. /; hs ,fceIination is 2.
degrees lOS north his diameter Is l6n
and he is in the constellation Taurus.
! Saturn sets on the lst few minutes
before 10 o'clock in the evening; OF
the 3lst he sets soon after 8 o'clock.
URANUS is evening star. At "
close Of the month Venus, Saturn, .Jn
piter, and Uranus are. evening. stars
Neptune, Mercury, and Mars are morn
ing stars. 3. =, 20 - ~
The right ascension of Uranus on tn
.I,lstsis iIh. 5sm. his declination is
4 deg, So north his diameter is 3".6
and he is in the constellation Virgo.
Uranus sets on the lst soon after
o'clock in the morning; on the 3lst h
sets about o'clock.
THE MOON.
The May moon fulls on the 2oth a
thirty. .one minutes after 3 e'elock il
the evening. The moon speeds on he
course without meeting a single plane
until the 10Th, when she is, Id conjunc
ton with Mars, being, 2 degrees 3
south. She is IN conjunction wit
Mercury four minutes later. passin
90 north. She is in conjunction wit
Neptune on the l4th about thfee hour
before new moon, and with Venus o
the same day three hours after ne'
moon. On the 10th she is atthet neal
est point to Saturn, on the .20th to Ju
piter, and on the 23d to UranAs, bein
degree IL south. The close cor
junction with. Mercury on. the 18th
an occultation to observers more favor
ably situated, and so is the cohjnnctio
Of Uranus that takes placeShere on tn
23d an occultation to observers at tn
right points in the far South. !,
Thus our brothers and sisters, tn
l.planets, and our satellite, the moor
entcharming and varied,aspects dt
ring the month of May. We have on u
/, , records the superior conjunction OF VI
nus, the conjunction Of Neptune, tt
quadrature Of Jupiter, and the wester
elongation of Mercury, in which II
! great central orb is the chief a
= tor. We have also the col
junction Of Venus and Neptun
: and two conjuhctions Of Mercur
and Mars, wherein planet meets plan
on the celestial road. The moon is n
behindhand in contributing her part
the celestial exhibition, for, besid
: swinging her penderous sphere near Il
. whole family Of planets in turn, she o
cults Mercury and Uranus for the te
escopic delight Of observers more 10
tunately situated than those who loo
upward from this belt Of the earth
territory.
Attempt 20 Blow Up House.
A Pottsville PENN special of q
30th says Shortly after 8 O'Clock tn
!. evening two men were seen by W
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