Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-01

Venus is evening star. She easily wins the
first place on the August planetary annals. 70,
she has fully entered upon her period Of visi
bility, and is one Of the chief actors in the Incl
dents psom that diversity the month takns
| is In conjunction with three planets, {
star and the moon. Venus wifi be, with
heavens from the present time until the end
| OF the year. For the distance between the
planet and the sun is constantly increasing q
she OsciliateS on her eastward course farther
| from the solar domain. This movement will
continue until the 9Th of December, when
reaching her greatest elongation. or most dis
tant point from the sun, she commences TO re
trace her steps towards the great central orb
Therefore one Of the most charming pages O.
planetary lore, written in characters OF gold on
the blue vault that encircles the earth, is un
folded on moonless nights for the observation
| OF the student Of the stars.
notice that the further south the sun is the
shorter is the path he describes In the heavens
and consequently the shorter the day: For the
same reason, when Venus Is tar to the south
Of the equator her path In the heavens followu
the same Law, and her stay above the horizon
that though tie distance between TIVE es Venus Us
and the sun is constantly increasing she
sets only about an hour after the sun
OF October. On the LIST OF November She
sets two hours later than the sun, and on the
a dst o. December the winter sky win be beauti.
ful nom her bright presence for three hours
after the disappearance Of the sun. But as the
twilight shOrtens with the shortening DAYS and
crease with her approach TO the earth, she will
be more easily seen, and will be far more lovely
while the autumnal months fuldll their course.
ence OF ten minutes In the time Of setting OF
Jupiter and Venus, the former being the farther
The Of e r bs
she overtakes Jupiter, the conjunction taking
place at o'clock In the morning, Venus being
% south. The planets will be below the horf.
ION when At their nearest point but thew
Will be near enough together on the eve
ming of the 9Th to form lovely picture in the
glowing twilight. On the evening os TIC 9Th,
on ens On s at
ton with Mercury, being at the time 30 az,
north: Venus sets on the lst soon after 8
O'clock in the evening; on the s1st she sets at
Jupiter is evening star. We award to him
the second rank. as this IL the last time In
rnr ne will ned the place Of star
closes his bright presence will be missed among
his peers, for he will be eclipsed In the sun 5
must thereioGe be LEFT to pursue Els inx,sbIe
course, while his BELTS spots and clouds will for
9 time be hidden from terrestrial telescopes.
without mingling In the events OF the month,
On the 4th, ut O'CLOCK in the afternoon, Ju-
norS 5ssrs a.
and the smallest Of the planets in near neigh.
this time to the naked eye. and Venus follows
closely on the track OF both.
Mercury Is evening star, and Is, during the
month, in the near neighborhood OF Venus and
mer and two With the latter On the et the ~ ,t:
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sun. He is then SO situated as to be visible to
sSs NAKED eye ssSSUgsh not qnae. the
nearly y his T Ta1im9m distance from the
sent his best aspect. Southern observers win
enjoy fine view Of the nsry little planet at The
position Of Venus and Jupiter on the EVENING
Of the 9Th, will readily Ind Mercury q little
east ana about 8e south Of the larger planets.
The elongation Of the latter and the conjunc.
t n0n o. the former M Occur on the same day: The
Mercury sets ON the drst few minutes after 8
O'Clock IN the evening; on the S1st, he sets soon
Uranus e evening star. Venus oversakes
ward, approaching conjunction With the sun.
Uranus sets on the LIST about O'Clock in the
evening; on the S1st, he sets 1t . quarter after
o'clock.
interesting Of the three planets that precede the
SUM- he rises, on the 1st shout O'clock, and
whom August cloeea, makes his appearance Just
after midnight He = now . lovely object TO
reward u ne re- ssss O. the observer 10 the small
are open to their Widest extent, the planet &
driving nearer poFihelion, and II also approach
ing the earth. By the EAST q September he win
os rSGye IN ne a n4.tfon e as,f past 10 Sclock
the unaided eye. but VIII be In 8 rare position
for telescope research. Saturn rises on the LIST,
at 10 minutes bo1oro o'clock In the morning:
on the S1st h rtsee NV minutes amer mid
8ars n mornSne star r..aA.. n~sc~ q. .o.