Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-02
THE nEAvENs ~ ooroBEa.
Events Among the stars During the
second Month OF autumn.


Saturn is morning star, and ranks first
in the October records as he reaches the
point nearest the sun, which occurs but
once IN 30 years. This event takes place
on the Dist at o'clock in the morning. 1t
is 20J2 years since the occurrence Of
similar event, and during that time Sa-
turn has travelled more than 5000, 900, 900
miles, and now looks the sun in the face
from standpoint 100, 600, 600 miles nearer
TO the central orb than when, Is years
ago, he passed aphelion, or lis most dis
tant point from the sun. Saturn rose on
the lst about 1915 o'clockin the evening;
on the 3lst he rises at S:l5 O'Clock.
Venus is an evening star. AS we clas-
SHY the planets in the monthly presenta-
ton according TO the interesting features
they present for observation, Venus clear
~ wins the second place in the October
list. She grows more beautiful all the
time as she recedes from the sun, her in
creasing distance from the great luminary
Deing now plainly perceptibe In the
longer time she remains above the hOri-
zon after bis departure. She will be the
gem Of the early evening sky in October,
vending her shining way in the south
west, and leaving but one regret that her
patti - not further north, as abe UsciIlates
eastward from the sun. Venus set on
the lst, few minutes before Z O'Clock in
the evening.
Mars is morning star He rises not
long after midnight during the whole
month, there being only difference of
matt an hour in his rising. He may be
found on the last Of the month few de-
grees northwest OF Regulus, taking on the
appearance OF a small red star.
Jupiter is morning star. Hell too near
the sun 10 be OF much present interest;
but ne IS making his way 10 visibility,
and when the month closes rises more
than three hours before the sun.
Mercury is morning star until the 10Th,
aud then evening star. On the lGsh, at
o1eiockin the morning, he is in superior
conJunctiOn with the sun, having COM
pleted one OF his swift circuits from
superior conjunction to superior con-
Junction again in ll5 days, his synOdic
period. On the 4th, at O'clock in the
evening, he is in conjunction with Uran-
us, being deg. 10 min, north.
Mercury rose on the 1st at 40 in the
morning. on the 3lst he sets at O'Clock
in the evening.
Uranus is morning star. He Ia so near
the sun that he is of little consequence
for terrestrial Views. His path is, how
ever, enliyened by meeting with Mer-
curry.
The October moon fulIs on the 23d at
Al. 22m. p. m. The moon was in conjunc-
ton with Saturn on the 1st, the day of her
last quarter, at Oh. 0m. a. m, being at the
time 4 deg. 10 min. south. She passes
near Mars on the Sd at Oh. 5m. D. M,
being deg. min. south. She Is in con-
junction with Jupiter on the 9th at 11h.
49m. a. IN. There is very close coniunc-
ton between the moon and Uranus on the
7th at Sd. 56m. a. m, the moon being
min. north OF the planet. The new moon
OF the Sth is in conjunction with Venus on
the 18th at On. 39m. a. m. being deg. 90
min. north. On the 25th, at Sh. IS m.
a. m, she is at her nearest point to Nep-
tune, being deg. A min. south. She is
in conjunction with Saturn a second time
on the 2Sth at On. Am. p. m, being deg.
7 min. south, and with Mars on the 3lst
at 1lh. I'm. p. m, being 4 deg. Is min.
south,