Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-29
Planets in June.

From the Providence Journal.
| Mars Is evening star. He wins the first
place In the June planetary list, because his
course Is diversified with more incidents tn an
mat OF any other member of the suns family.
He Is In quadrature, on the suns eastern side.
on the 10th, exactly at midnight, being the
| leader OF the three planets that reach the same
goal during the month. AT quadrature he is
9O0 east Of the sun, looks down from the merid
ian at sunset, and sets at midnight Mars is
now moving eastward, or in the order of the
signs OF the zodiac or in direct motion for
these three forms of expression all mean the
same thing when applied to the movement of
she p,anieTS within a the space OF six days.
Jupiter. The starry curves that has adorned
| the heavens through the winter and spring
beers. Regulus, Jupiter. Mars and Spica is now
the order OF the shining points. But the sky
would be monotonous without the NEE tings
and partings that constantly diversity the
scene. ~
Jupiter is evening star. He is but eight DAVIS
behind Mars In reaching quadrature, which
gives proof of the nearness of the celestial
brothers. He arrives at quadrature. on the
! suns eastern side, on the 18th, at 5 O'clock in
the morning: On that date he may be seen
high In the heavens above us, as soon
after sunset as his light can pierce the star
depths; and ne Will appear first upon the dark
en1ng sky, for le is. to human eye the brightest
OF the myriad throng that studs the heavens
with shining points. One feels when looking at
sovereign OF the skies. The most noticeable
event OF the month Is the approach M Innitar
and Mars On the 1st they are 8 degrees apart.
IN the 2Sth they meet and change places both
planets are moving eastward, but Mars moves
the faster and overtakes Jupiter. Every one
interested In planetary aspects should observe
this approach, tor 1t is excellent study in The
apparent movement OF our wandering brothers
The two planets can be recognized by a glance
az the western SKY In the evening. The exit
bttion Is free to ALL takes place at convenient
time, and requires neither telescope nor prena.
ration for its tuil enjoyment The lannon's rnd
spot on Jupiter that has been visible since SSS
seems now to be increasing in brightness. indo
Ing from tne report OF an observer in Caen.
This observer Is the owner Of an excellent feIe.
scope OF five inches aperture. For three wears
he has sought in vain to obtain a view of the red
spos WIN 'nis instrument But he has recently
OF this wonderful feature on the giant planets
disc. 1i"'0'
Uranus is evening star. He. like Mars and
Jupiter, takes his turn in reaching ouadrature
Thls epoch In his course takes place on the oSth
AZ O'Clock IN the morning. 1t is something
unuSuai !of three planets TO be in ouadrarnre
on the same side OF the sum- SO nearly at tho
same time, and 1t shows how close they are to
ter makes his transit at twenty minutes after
O'Clock In the evening, Mars follows three min.
ntes iaaer, and Uranus takes his turn seventeen
Ing Mars and Jupiter set within two minutes of
later. AAnu'eS
Saturn Is evening star, and he is so near tho
sun tnat ms period of visibility will end about
the middle of the month. His absence from
q
has been one Of its shining adornments since
January. He will be visible again AS mornin9
sus 10 % oep.emDer. For many years to come,
wneh ne reappears as evening star a noticeable
cnange Will take place in his aspect His Ijpht
VIII grow dim, his size will diminish, and
fifteen years hence We shall scarcely recossn;ze
in the murky, Ill omened star the superb nianet
which, for the last four years has shown VIII
neamins ipster In our sky Nearly thirty years
again be in perthelion, in his highest northern
aeGnnation ana display his rings open to their
twentieth century will find place on the chrome.
logical record and q new generation of obser.
s vers VIII take the place OF those who are now
studying the stars, for twenty-five wears
measures the span OF the astronomers best
Mercury is morning star until the 18th. when
he joins the evening stars On the ! tn ut IN
IN the evening, he is in superior coniunction
viii the sun and passes to his eastern side to
Goth, moving eastward from the sun, he meets
Saturn approaching the sun. The conjunction
takes place at o'clock In the evening, Mer-
curry being 20 II north. Both planets are invisi.
bic at the time.
Venus is morning star: She is travelling now
nom western elOngation TO superior con-
junction, which she will reach in December.
Her distance from the earth is rapidly increas-
ing. For this reason her diameter Is decreas-
iny though more Of her illumined disc is turned
toward US. She Is now in gibbous phase like
the moon when passing from the last quarter
| morning, she meets Neptune and a coniun a.
ton takes place, Venus being %, south. She is
moving rapidly north, which will increase her
stay above the horizon and bring her into more
favorable position for observers who rise before
| the sun. On the first she rises nearly two hours
before the sun, about O'clock, and will be
found In the northeast soon after that hour
| Neptune Is morning star, and is now south of
the Pleiades, pursuing the slow course that
| forces him 70 remain for thirteen wears within
the Inc boundaries Of single constellation. It is
At the close OF the month Saturn. Mercnrv
| Jupiter, Mars and Uranus are evening stars
Venus and Neptune are morning stars.
| THE SUMNER sOISTICE.
The month OF June is honored with one of
| the most important epochs of the year. On the
| 21st, at eight o'clock in the morning, the SIM
reaches his extreme point of northern dec,ina-
| ton, and tnaugurates the summer soistice On
that day. In our latitude, the great central orb
pours his most intense rays upon the earth, his
| course sweeps over the broad concave of the
heavens with the greatest meridian altitude.
and his departing light fingers longest above
| the horizon. Beautiful is our belt of earth
under the spell Of the summer sun; blessed are
| the solar influences that make 1t like the gar
den OF Eden; peaceful Is the serenity of the SOFT
| summer days. Well may we make the sun the
| symbol OF almighty power and reverentiy turn
our heads, like the sun worshipers OF the oiden
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