Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-07
THE PLANETs IN july.
Movement of the Celestial Bodies
During the Midsummer Month.


During the Midsummer Month.
Saturn became morning star on the Sd,
when he was in conjunction with the
sun, and is no longer 10 be seen grazing
the evening sky. Until the last of Au-
gust he will be invisible, but Will then be-
come beautiful object in the eastern sky
before sunrise.
Mars, as an evening star, is between
Jupiter ana Uranus. and retains this po-
sition, Ieceding from Jupiter and APP
preaching Uranus until the 9th,
when he is in CONJUNCTION
with Uranus. A small telescope
Will show the planets in near neighboE-
hood on the evening OF the 9th, when the
ruddy color of the largest planet will
form n pleasing contrast with the delicate
sea-green hue OF the smaller one.
The planetary interest of the month
clusters again around the three planets
Jupiter, Mars and Uranus-as they meet
aud part on the celestial track. 1t will
! be remembered that on June % Mars
overlook aud passed Jupiter. On the 9th,
eleven days later, he oVertakes and passes
! Uranus. The three planets are all in
direct motion, or moving eastward, and
AS Mars moves the fastest and they are
! near together, it is inevitable that he
AS the approach of Mars and Jupiter
was one of the prominent interests of
| June 50 will the approach of Uranus and
| Jupiter be an event of interest In July,
| though less conspicuous. On the LIST the
! two planets We're deg. apart. On the
3lst they are deg. apart.
Jupiter ls the evening star. Unlike the
other planets, increasing distance seems
to have little effect in dmming the lustre
CHI a 10 al n a .,
object in the western sky at present as he
was six months ago in the eastern sky,
when he made his first appearance as
evening star; and now his reign in this
role approaches its close. Mars continues
! TO outstrip him. On June ~ the two plan
cts were in conjunction; at the close of
! the mouth they will he over l. deg. apart.
| The increasing distance between them
VIII be apparent to every observer, aud
| july is one of the most beautiful months
| OF the year TO study the stars, in spite OF
| the long continuance of the twilight.
Mercury is evening star. One OF the
most interesting epochs in mis- course Oc-
ours on July 10. lie is then at his great.
est eastern elongatiou. being % deg. 81
min. east OF the sun. He Will be visible
to the naked eye on July l9, and Tor a
week before ana after that time. Although
at nearly his maNimum distance from the
under the most favorable conditions
Observers who succeed in finding him
Will accomplish difficult undertaking
but it is worth the trouble, for this planet
is beautiful TO behold in the summer twl.
light.
Venus ia morning star. She reigns
alone as harbinRer OF the SUMS approach
| for Neptune, never visible but to the
telescope eye, is too insignificant TO be
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new conner among the morning stars, is
| still hidden from terrestrial view In the
suabeams. An event marks her course,
! On July y, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
she IL in conjunction with Mount Gemi-
norum, which seems TO be lying in wait
10 interview the planets.
Neptune is the morning star. On the
lst OF the month be was III the neighbor.
hood OF Venus, being about six degrees
west of her. At the close of the month
Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Mars are
evening stars, ana saturn, Venus aud
! Neptune are morning stars.
July opened with new moon on the
LIST, which fulls on the 10th. On the Sd
she was in conjunction with Mercury, and
on the 7th with Jupiter, Mars aud
Uranus; but the latter conjmctous viii
occur during the daytime, aud are, OF
course, invisible. But the moon, closely
approaching her first quarter. and the
planets Jupiter and Mars Will be- near
enough together on the evening Of the 1th
to form charming picture.
( The moon does not encounter another
planet until the 26th, when she is at her
nearest point ~ Neptune, on the 2Stn
with Venus, and on the 10Th with Saturn
for the second time during the month
saturn, between the two COniun2tions
with the moon, has passed from the sun :
eastern side to his western; has changed
his role from evening TO morning star
July holds In her Kilt two new moons
one OF the lst and one of the 3!st. II /,
the only month in the year when TIM,
event occurs.