Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-30
A NEW STAR BORN.
A VcJNGsTeR WHO MAY UPSET
ALL CHERISHED THEORIES.
.. RAy He 10, OOO. OOO Timss Larger Than
the sun-A Creature Of 1rregu-
lar Hablts-Ths Nebuious
Thsory shaken.

fl.ondou Cable Letter.l
Astronomers have for the first time In
the world 3 history assisted 1t the birth OF .
new member Of our stellar system. Dr.
Hsrting of the Dorpat University observ.
story. In Russia. Is the godfather OF this
by no means little stranger. which may be
%, OOO, ,OOO times larger than our sun aud
which by its mere birth threatens to upset
many of our most cherished astronomical
theories The nebuls Of Androm eda ID
Is the mother of the new star. Bet ween .
and 10 o'clock on any clear evening the
newly born may be found in the eastern
sky, well up from the horizon, as glow
ing point OF the eighth magnitude. sur
rounded by the cloud like mist of the
nebula from which ii sprang. A good
pair Of opera glasses will clearly show
both the nebula and star.
Our astronomers are now hard at work
measuring. weighing and gossiping about
the expected youngster which has given
them no cause for complaint rs regards
either growth or ability to make noise
in the world Aug 10 the nebula was
carefully scanned, but not the slightest
signs Of change were observed. The
nebula. according to . photograph then
taken. remained In its ordinary condition
Of gigantic agglomeration Of family
glowing star mist, in which the most pow
erful telescopes could distinguish nothing
except family defined nucleus OF nebulA
Aug ~ the new star was seen
- . brilliant point near the nucleus.
but the great importance Of the discovery
was not appreciated until lately.
IRR GUI.AR HABITS.
Since IT, sudden birth the star has given
constant cause for astronomical gossip on
account of its Irregular habits. Not only
has ii changed its position in the sky by
ten seconds in one direction and two
seconds iu the other. but il also shines
with sn unsteady, tiickering, orange like
light. new to members Of the said star fam
lily. These manifestations NAV be simply
. species Of stellar wild oats from which
the new star will emerge TO be credit TO its
mother, or they may portend career a.
startling as its origin. Godfather Hart
ing declines to predict bis nurselings fu.
ture, and Mr. Richard A. Proctor. who
has the re, orter's seat at all celestial
events. il equally non-committal Ger
tain it 10, at any rate. that by its birth. its
life, and perhaps its death. the desOlute
star will teach astronomers many valu
able lesson concearning the universe. II
may be that il will leave behind il II Il
dies . wreck Of theories that will bring
gray headed astronomers in sorrow to
new beliefs
II Il an odd fact that the variable stars
which occasionally and Unexpectedly sp-
pear In the heavens generally appear in
the midst Of gaseous nebulA This seems
to emphasize still further the difference
between the new unknown aud other
stars. for Andromeda Is shown by the
spectroscope to be q stellan. not gaseous,
nebula Moreover. all astronomers SO far
agree that the new star is not worn out
sun Unexpectedly blazing into new life.
but it is. on the contrary. . new agglOm-
GRAFTON Of force and matter sud .enly ere.
ated or brought together by laws not yet
even to be guessed by our scientists
THE NEBULOUS THEORY.
With it's first flicker the new star shook
Laplace's nebular hypothesis until seams
and iaws stand out all over this theoreti-
cal explanation of the creation; for sin
gle catastrophe sun blazing out with
full powers would utterly upset q theory
which demands ages Of slow accretion be.
fore such q sun could even be thought Of
This star may prove that our universe is
after ali. but one system of stars, aud
that the throne of stellar system accord
ing 70 which rs Is but one Of the many
systems, is untrue This new teacher
seems 70 show that all the wonderful
variety of suns-double. triple and
multiple, far distant clouds of suns. and
star dust and star vapor as welfare alike
parts of our own system. not strangers
subject to other laws and with other at
tributes As this star by its birth has
shown the universe kinship of worlds.
mag 1t not also enable astronomers to look
forward to the end Of all matter,