Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
OCTOBER PLANETS.
WHAT rHK IRA rErRscorfs WILL Re.
VIAL.
Movements Of the Principal Heavenly
Bodies sreary, Venus, Iupi'
tsr-Ths Neon.
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,pv of his brethren. On the Stb, at llh.
4. ~, he reaches his greatest eastern
eloneation and is % IA east OF the sun.
Sharrs SIGHTED observers may ct that
time. and for q few days before and after,
Obtain a view with the naked eye Of the
shv planet. II will. however, be diff
cult TO pick HIM up on account OF his
soutbern declinstion, as he ia then about
II south Of the sunset point Southern
observers will see the planet under favora-
be auepIces. After elongaiion Mercury
fefrares ms steps towards the sun, and
speeGipe on his westward way encoun-
tors Venus moving eastward from the
sgn. The planets are in conjunction on
the aih at "a. T.. NJ, Mercury beng 3
9 eoufh. Observers, Who can easily find
Venus about 3 south Of the sunset point.
may. with The All OF an opers-gblss DIS
cover Mercury. knowing his distance and
direction from the larger planet One
other incident marks the course OF the
eslftost and smallest of the planets, for
be is in inferior conjunction with the sun
on tine 3lst at Ia. j. NJ, when he passes
from the suns eastern side 70 his west
err. and becomes morning star
The right ascension Of Mercury on the
Ist is I4h. M. hrs declinatIOn rs ID 40
south. h,s diameter 10 g., and he IS IN the
constellation Virgo.
Mercury sets on tho 1st at Oh. I'm. J..
NJ. On the 3lst he rises at Oh. l6m. a.
H.
VpNrs IS evening star, and IL plainly
yisinlc ina the eou'hwcst soon alter sun
tet She sots on tho Isl about an hour
after the sun. and on the 3lst little
NOR, than an hour and q quarter after
tie sun. Observers viii find her about
5 south of tbo sunset point tremulous
jo .scvcu.ng's hight OF amber. W She IS
fuir to see. though but shadow Of what
tIp uIl become nhcu. during the eve
rfnga Of Ue comiug winter. she rei0ns rs
,n,cn Of the stars. 10 I- interesting 10
follow her couTse. FROM the time when,
FL. .i present. she first becomes visible,
tuIi' tlo reaches lor period OF Grcatest
IrIfaucy. when ro star IN the heavens
j. sY imr and bright. We have already
shown that on tho 'ih fho Will act as 10
f.iIc no finding tine posiiiOn of Mercury.
fbo takes hort rs well as Mars and
.uuIipr iu making near approach ~
'.' '''' i''" ol. y''ia,". ,.,,s,,.,,
I'N', 'N ''' ' ''0 ,rIi@...4,
i."i.t SOU" 90 ~, .''''
undressing feature ~ S''' i,o',,i' , - w.;
ter. Both planets are at nearly Their
peat,st dpnnc5 from the earth. and
rre ia I.w f1uilcrD dccI'uatIon. Their
movements wl form on interesting
1, .''.' D.. .,.+ ,li T.m corlier
80. ,..o,.t ,h..ro il a
'"'i is.. p.. t;,,,, ~
''.- "''' ,i..... g., .Ln,t f.
, .."''. l.i '..,..r,.r of,cr
''. '' '.'' ''''' ''' %
... e ,,.,.r. 80, p,o
''' .'l,,,.:nn ia II
l'. I'D" '.'' " .L.
e. t."''' ". w.
J. .t ''.. t.,'t'+ -, cb I'm p
p, n.z... .sei...t IN. -. N.
r....'.. ,. c,en.l,o et,-. Vcisin con
;......., ,..tl tr,.r.s t.eglth. paes-
a.. r,,tl.,f ttn star. We have re-
t.,,.l H., t., randi arnronch of Venus
t...rl. hi. domain. aud to the close
,.-......,ty ~ rto planets on tho last Of
....,....it
Tr. r.,lt ascension of Jupiter on the
1.fis lat Inn his Joclination is 20. I5'
,.ntb On. 5nr,t,-is -. and lac is IN
A., constellation -eorpi,.
49, Jn,5t.r ...e o., t.a lst IF IN. Som. p.
III ou tbe ai.t Io sotsnt Ga. I'm. p.
n
MAJ. +. oror.rr .ar lie moves on
;,1.. .......I ... ... t...,ra. % c,ursc with
i.,..' ..., $40 v.,.i.v to mark his
,.,.......s. .......... IN. -t.r. of Sooittarius.
q U.. .nsfpuco intervening between llm
and Jup.i,r is increasing. and he Is dl-
l.ui-.n- .1f ilc and color as he wan
d.rt fr from the earth. tm'c'sinS That
portion oi lus oru, where he IFS oi HUE
account to terrestrial observers.
Ile right ascension oi Mars on the ISL
is lth 1om.. ms dc''naliou ia %
south, Pos diameter if % .e, ana ne Is III
The con. tc'latou ~,orW).
aiart -e'a ou '.io itt 90 Nh I'm' vt
On the .i.t bc sets al 'n. '-m. /. NJ
f'u.NI. d.. evening star uUIl the iOtN,