Savannah morning news., 1886-01-22

| invisible. In few minutes it begins TO
brighten again, and within four houfs
more 1t regains its former hIillahSy'
FROM minimum 10 minimum the peElpu ls
two days twenty hours and lorty-nine
minutes There was a minimum OF Al
gol about twenty minutes after o CLOCK
last night.
/ Some 10 deg. east of Perseus the brill
/ liant star Capella in Aurlga VIII aJJract
/ the Observers eyes.
I Between Perseus and Casslopeia the
/ observer viii notice faint silvery spot
upon the SKY. This marks the uphfted
/ hand Of the hero In which he carries his
diamond dagger. Turn telescope upon
that spot and the eye will be d2zzled as
bv the sparkling Of a thousand dia-
m0nds 1t is wonderful cluster of little
stars and forms one Of the most charm
ing phenomena in the heavens for the
amateur tclescOpist. the observer who
wishes to know the fun meaning Of what
be sees should remember that every one
OF those glittering points, swarming as
thick as bees IN the field OF the telescope,
is really blazing sun.
Cassi0peia is not less interesting to the
star gazer than Perseus. 1t contains
several double stars and star clusters, and
il is particularly famous as the cOnstel-
lation IN which the great new star Of 1872
blazed forth. This star was described by
Iycho Brahe as outshining every other
star in the heavens. 1t gradually became
fainter, and in about seventeen months
disappeared. 1t has never been seen
s.nCc, out there Is some slight ground tor
expecting that II may blaze out again be-
fore the end OF this century. The curious
reader who wishes to know where this
wonderful phenomenon appeared can tind
the spot by noticing a small star opposite
the right-hand opening OF the W in CAS-
siopeia. / was near this star that the
blazing wonder Of 1872 was seen. II has
sometimes been called the star OF Bethle-
hem, because if, as some believe, it ap-
pears once III every 80 years or there's
bouts, there must have been an appari-
tion Of 1t about the time OF the birth OF
Christ.
Cepheus, who does not play a very
prominent part in the story OF Androme-
Ga. did not have conspicuous constella-
ti0n allotted TO him among the stars. 1t
may be recognized, however. to the left OF
ami below Cassiopeia, nearer to the pole
star, by a row of three stars widely sep
arated.
TO ind Andromeda one should face the
west and then glance upward 10 the zen
itu. A row Of three bright stars VIII he
seen tlopIug OIL from the direction OF Per
sgus toward the southwest, one OF these
stars Is almost exactly overhead at q
O'Clock. Ine star furthest TO the SOUTH
N
II may be recognized by the fact that lJ
marks one corner of great square. called
the square Of Pegasus, the sides OF Whica
average about Is deg. in length. The
middle star Of the three In Andr0meda IS
Merach in her girdle. Two fainter stars
/ % or 4 degrees apart are seen Ia line
/ northwest OF Merach, and near the lurth-
est of these is the celebrated nebula OF
An 1r0meda, indicated IN our picture by
Z a a -
lar, ,est and most Interesting IN the
heavens, and it was near the centre OF 1t
! that new star suddenly shOne forth last
IAN. This star has now faded from sight.
The bright star IN the foot OF AndrOmeda
is tle nearest one to Per5eus, and Is called
Alaaack. Ii is beautitu double. Any
good telescope viii show that 1t consists
of two stars, the larger one Of rich gold
en- yellow color and the other blue. A
very powerful telescope will separate the
blue into two more, one blue and the other
green.
To ind the sea monster one must look
in the southern quarter of the heavens,
about 20 or 30 deg. to the right OF Orion,
which at : O'Clock will be seen il the
southeast. The monster appears in maps
OF tile heavens under the name of Cetus.
1t forms the largest constellation in the
sky, being about 30 deg. long from east to
west. The observer must consequently
expect to see il reaching across the whole
southern heavens. It's head, which IS 80
or 40 deg. directly south of AlgOl, is
marked by i've stars, four and five deg.
apart, which form the outlines of pret-
tv regular pentagOn. The remainder of
tue constellation extends far toward the
west. and the general outline Of the whole
figure has been compared to an lnyalld's
chair, the seat being on the west and the
long slOping back extending toward the
east aud reaching within about 20 deg. Of
the Hyades, the point Of whose V
shaped figure is directed toward the head
of Cetus.