Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01

| From the Providence Journal
In the month OF March the sun completes half Of
| Its apparent northerly journey across the nrma-
nent. On March 81 the sun dashes across the
equinox or celestial equator and at that time the
day and the night will be equal In duration all
over the world except in the region immediatsly
| surrounding the poles
The movements OF the moon during the month
viii bring It In close proximity tn the various plan
etary members OF the system. On the 1st It win
ns IN conJuocsion Sisn Mars on the g With yup
With saturn on the astn tie moon viii, With rs.
where si il was On he is and vim una make sns
close approach to Mars Three days later It win
The ony psnsss Which vii BE- above thu horizon
throughout March when the sun sets are Neptune
and Saturn. Neptune's distance from the sun and
planets for the average amateur II Is invisible to
the unaided vision. Saturn Will be In favorable
n i LSs snr9geou March lar
side OF the armament, where It may be found
dunng the whole month. About eighteen degrees
the easterly horizon as Saturn s Is the brilliant star
PrOcyon, In the constellation OF the Lesser Dog,
the Of az tss
two bright stars higher above the horizon than
Saturn, and farther north than that planet, are
CaseoI and poiiux tne principal luminaries In the
Mercury March Is In conjunction with the sun.
AT the end OF Marcn 1t win appear above the east
erly horizon about an hour earlier than the sun,
and may, perhaps, be visible to observers who
search diligently for 1t near the sunrise point thirty
or forty minutes before the advent OF the orb OF
day:
The other planets are all morning stars, and
make their appearance above the easterly horizon
In THIS or0er: Uranus, Mars, Jupiter, Venus. Both
Uranus and Mars are In Virgo. The former Will be
nye degrees northeast OF the bright star Spica the
leading brilliant In Virgo throughout the month,
and the latter win be about ten degrees northwest
OF Spica when the month begins and eight degrees
northwest OF 1t when the month ends. Uranus
VIII appear ABOVE the eaSterly horizon at O'Clock
IN the evening On the LIST OF the month and Mars
about an hour LATER AT the end OF the month they
lse Two S hours earlier Uranus Is too faint At
ranks as star OF the first magnitude
Jupiter holds the place OF honor among the
ginning OF the month, about four hours before
venus, and 1t gains three hours moro upon its fair
t I, ~ 9e1ween mat time and the months end. II
Is IN the constellation ScOrpio. Shortly after mid
night, on the LIST, 1t will make its appearance
ABOVE the easterly horizon, and from that time
o0e goss 1a9s L.
req star which win be seen eight degrees south Of
Scd Is AntaTes the most conspiouoas lnminay n
closing days OF the month.
venus VIII rise about an hour and third before
an hour before it when the month ends. The
planets remOteness from US and its nearness TO
me soiar oro dims It's rays and robs 1t of much Of
armament IN the early morning hours two or
three months ago. 1t is sim, however, without
nval In Drilliancy among the planets, with the
sole exception OF Jupiter
orion, the most striking OF all the star groups
VIII De seen In the sOutherly side OF the armament
IN the early evening hours throughout the month.
turning To the nOrtherly side OF the armament,
the Upper Is seen high above the northeaSterly
norzon the pointers" directing the eye westerly
toward the Pole star. About as FAR west OF that
star as the Dipper is east it is Cassiopeia the
upper portion OF the W, which its nye conspicuous
stars resemble facing the east. This is the posi-
ZION OF These considerations about O'Clock in the
evening at the opening days OF the month A few
degrees TO the northwest of the zenith point in the
early evening about the beginning OF the month
bright star which shines with a yel.owish light
may De seen. This is Capella, the leading lumi-
nary In the constellation OF the Charioteer. Capel
la Is one OF the first magnitude stars which re-
mains In easy view all night during the fall and
winter months. About 10 O'Clock In the evening
at The beginning OF the month the brilliant first
magnitude star ArcJuruS comes into view. II may
DE seen at that hour low down near The northeast
ery horizon. Arcturus is the principal In the
constellation Boote5, the Cowherd At the end OF
The month IL Will be visible just after sunset and
Will be among the most conspicuous objects OF the
armament every night until Its disappearance in
the northwest soon after the sun goes down IN
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