Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-03
OCTOBER PLANETS.
wuAr,ur HEAVENS REVEAL As SEEN
THROUGH THE TELESCOPE.
Brilliant spectacles - Uranus, Jupiter
saturn-venus, Mars, and Mercury
The Moon.
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The rare honor, in his case, of taking
The lead. for be is the first member OF
the brotherhood to contribute an met
don't to the monthly record. On the
LIST at 4 O'Clock in the morning be Is IN
conjunction with the sun, passes to his
western side and joins Neptune and Sa'
turn, BIO have already passed the sans
goal. On the l4tb at 4 O'Clock 10 the
afternoon the latest conner among the
moIuing stars meets Venus IN MS
couite. They are but 81 spaTt at
,be time Of conjunction. Uranus
being that distpsce south Of his
f,ireT companion. On that morning the
two planets rise about 3 O'Clock, an
hour after the conjunction. Venus Will
probably be visible, as it will be an
hour before sunrise, but powerful
telescope would find it extremely diff
cult to pick up her close companion,
dwsried by distance and hidden in the
near precincts Of the sun.
The right ascension of Uranus on the
LIST is l2h. 3lm., bis declioation Is
% &C. south, bis diameter is ga, and
be is in The constellation Virgo.
Uranus rises on the lst twenty min
utes before O'Clock in the morning
on the 3lst he rises ten minutes before
4 o'clock.
JUPITER is evening star until the
9th. and then commences his course as
morning star. On the 9th, at noon, TIE
most important parsonage in the solar
community is in conjunction with the
great luminsry whom he so closely re-
sembles. Jupiter is the last of the four
giant planets to reach conjunction, and
after his advent they are all on the suns
western eide. At that time, line drawn
from the earth through the sun, if ex-
tended, will reach Jupiter, Uranus will
be few degrees farther west, Venus will
DO 6 little to the westof Uranus, Saturn
will he near quadrature, and Neptune
near opposition. Jupiter and Uranus,
almost in line, would seem to draw
largely upon the sun with the attractive
force of their united mass. But he
tskes littlo notice of such ATTACKS, aud
goes on his way rejoicing in the con-
eciousness of his power to hold 10 har-
mony the complicated movements Of bis
family of worlds. Millions Of ages will
elspse before his eye will grow din or
bis power to support planetary life will
diminish. On the ODD, at 4 o'clock in
the evening, Jupiter meets Venus on
the celestial track. The most power
ful and the most beautiful OF the plan.
cts then hang side by side, separated
only by l8| of blue sky. The two
planets rise on tie morning OF the - /
about q quarter after 5 O'clock
nearly an hour before sunrise AMI
will then DO near together. Bright
ewes will detect these brilliant har5lu-
gers of the suns approach. On the
Sd, at 9 O'Clock in the evening, Jupiter
is 10 conjunction with Mercury, being
30 north. The largest aud the small
est planets then meet, the former
having nearly completed his course "a
evening star, tho latter having just
made his advent in the same role. The
superior or outer planets when 10 con-
iu1ction with the sun, pass from his
eastern to his western side. The case
is reversed with the inferior or inner
planets. They pass at superior con-
! junction from the suns western to his
eastern side. Hence, the members of
the two classes Of planets often meet
and pass each other as they move in
obedience to tho simple laws that con-
troll the material universe.
The right ascension Of Jupiter on the
lst is l2h. SOM, bis decllnation is A.
49, south, his diameter il 29".2, and
be is in the constellation Virgo.
Jupiter sets on the lst about a quar-
ter before 6 o'clock in the evening on
the 3lst he rises a quarter before 5
O'Clock in the morning.
SATURN is morning star. lie is the
most eligibly situated for observation
Of any Of the planets during October.
On the 18th, at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing, he is in quadrsture on the suns
western size. lie tben rises before
midnight, makes his transit about 6
O'Clock, and continues visible until the
approaching sun eclipses the stars.
Before the month closes he will be
easily seen before 10 o'clock in the
evening, aud will be in admirable posi-
ten for observation throughout tho
night. This beautiful planet may be
easily found, for Castor and PolluX
are on the north, and ProcyOn on the
south, and he IS the sole bright star be-
tween them.
The right ascension Of Saturn or the
first is 7h. 33m., his declinstion Of Oh
"A north, his diameter is IL, and be
is in the constellation Gemini.
Saturn rises On the first sbouts quar-
ter after ii o'clock in the evening ; on
the 3lst be rises about half-pa5t 9
o'clock.
! VENUS is morning star. As she ap-
proaches the sun she meets Uranus on
the l4tb, making his way in the oppo-
site direction. On the 22d she en-
counters Jupiter, and having safely
passed his borders is left undiSturbed
during the remainder of the month, no
brother planet interfering with her
course as she approaches the portals OF
the sun.
The right ascension Of Venus on the
lst is llh. 39m., her declination Is 3
&c north, her diameter is 10" e, aud
she is in the constellation Virgo.
Venus rises on the LIST p minutes
after o'clock in the morning on the
3lst she rises soon alter bslf-past 8
O'Clock.
MARS is evening star. lie presents
neither important nor interesting fea
lures during the month. Indeed, it il
difficult to imagine from his present in.
significant appearance that he is tht
same planet who looked down upon u!
with such beaming radiance in the op
position of 1877, or who will present 1
similar aspect in the opposition Of 1892
lie is still family visible in the south
west, soon after sunset, northwest o
Antares, but is go faint that he i
/ hardly worth looking sitter.
Tho whit accaneion of Mara On III