Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-06
PLANETS IN NOVEMBER.
Neptune, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars,
Mercury, Uranus sand the Moon.

From the Providence Journal
Neptune is morning star until the 10th,
when he changes his role to that of even
ing star. He wins the place of honor on
the monthly record, though his ascend
ency is of short duration, for, ON the 10th,
at o'clock in the morning, he reaches
the most interesting epoch, in his course,
his opposition with the sun. He then
passes from the suns western side to his
eastern, becomes evening star III technical
classification, though in reality he has
been evening star for several months. He
is ut his nearest point to the EARTH and is
SO situated that " straight line, drawn
from the sun to the earth, would, if eX-
tended, reach Neptune. This planet,
when ut the nearest possible point, that
is, in perihelion as we'll as opposition, is
2,629, 100000 miles away. When he is at
the most distant point possible that is.
III apheliOn and con junction, he is 9 SOB
$4,000 miles away.
Venus is evening star Nothing III
planetary presentation is more charming
than her nightly appearance in the west
ern SKY IN the early evening. Almost as
soon as the sun sinks below the horizon
she seems to spring into being. In the be
ginning of the month the fairest of the
stars delights the observer for two hours
after sunset; and on the last of the month
she fingers in The west for three hours
after the great luminary has disappeared
| Venus IS passing now from superior con-
junction to eastern elongation, coming to
/ the earth, and turning less and less Of her
! illumined disk toward us.
! Saturn Is morning star, in fine posi-
! ton for observation during the whole
month, either with the naked eye or the
telescope. He has just passed perihelion,
/ approaching opposition is near his high
est northern declination, and his rings
! "a a
| has been moving eastward or in direct
motion, but is now retrograding or NOV
ing backward, and will keep on this course
till the end of the year.
EJuptcr IS morning star. lie is now
far enough from the sun TO make Il SIT
the morning, rising about O'Clock on the
list and coming up about O'Clock ON the
last of The month. Nearly six years must
pass while he purSurs his course through
the six southern considerations Of the 10.
diaC, before he will again reach northern
dcCiinallOn. Jupiter may he found be
tween the bright stars, ltegulus and Spica
almost directly IN the east.
Mars is morning star He is slowly in
creasing III size and rudy hue, and may
he easily found lii the eastern sky by his
vicinity to weIl-knoWn stars, Oh
and on the 10Th he is2' north OF Rho
Leonls. He shines with serene light of
reddish TINT, and may be easily distin
Suished from the twinkling stars tina
surround him.
Mercury is evening star. On the Boil
ut O'Clock in the evening he reaches hi
greatest eastern elOnGatiOn, being II 81
east o. the sun. He may possibly be visi
bic about that time TO the naked eye, bu
picking him up will be feat difficult I,
accomplish, for he sets an hour and
quarter after the sum- and is low in tn,
south. lie may be found ON an exception
ally clear evening, three-quarters Of III
hour after sunset, i'll the Southwestern
sky, little west of the inverted clipper il
SaGittarius.
! The November moon fulls on the 22d n
Al. 39m. Il. N. On the 3D., three days be
fore her change, the waning moon is il
conjunction with Jupiter at Al. l2m. Il
m, being at the time 52m south. The ores
cent and the planet will make Lowell
picture on the morning sky On the 3r,
she IS also in conjunction with Uranus a
Oh. Inn. pm, being Is north. On tn
9TH the moon of the 9th is in con junction
with Mercury ut 3h, i'm. p. m, being G
lG north. On the 10th the moon is at he
, nearest point to Venus at 2h. 34m. p. IN
being I 40 north. On the 2lst she is nea
Neptune ut Al BON. p. m, being 2 Al
south On the29th she is in conjunctiO
: with Mars at /, l2m. IA. m. being 3 .;
4 south. On the Both our satellite aga
swings her pOnderOuS orb very near Jup
ter at Oh Pam. p, m, being at the time on
. ly II south.