Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-01
north bis diameter is .. Is, and he is in

north his diameter is 2. IS, and he is in
the constellation Taurus.
Neptune rises on the LIST at Oh. Bonn.
p. M. On the Both he rises at Sh. I'm.
p. M.
Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Neptune
are evening stars at the close OF the
month. Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter
are morning stars.
THE MOON.
The April moon fulls on the 26th at
III. 22m. A. NJ. The moon two days
after the last quarter is in conjunction
with Mercury on the sth at Oh. 6m. p.
M, being 10 16' south. On the same
day, the Sth, at Sh. lem. p. NJ, che is
in conjunction with Venus, being 20 90
south. Southern observers will enjoy
the most favorable conditions for q sight
OF these two planets in close companion
ship and IN the neighborhood Of the
waning moon, The new moon of the
18th is in CONJUNCTION with Neptune
on the 18th at All. 40m. A. NJ, being
80 s. south. On the 18th, the day Of the
first quarter, the moon is in close con-
junction with Saturn at IN. 29m. A. NJ,
being - g. south. She is in conjunction
with Uranus on the oath at Oh. 5m. p.
NJ, being A II north. She is in con-
junction on the same day, the oath, with
Mars at Al. 33m. p. ~, being 30 l6'
north. She pays her respects to Jupiter,
last in the train. on the 9th, the day
after the full, st Sh. 16m. P. NJ, being
30 90 north. The moon, the day after
the full, and Jupiter, near his brightest
phase, will make q charming picture in
the southeastern sky on the evening of
the 9th.
The suns declination on the LIST is
A. 81 north. On the 30th it is 15' 81
north. The sun has therefore moved
northward 1929 during the month. The
season rapidly advances in response to
the suns increasing northern declina-
ton. The sunrise and sunset points
move northward, the sun mounts higher
in the heavens on each succeeding day,
and the great day star appears earlier
each morning and delays his departure
each evening. The season is hopeful in
the presage of blessings in store, more
than in the fruition Of present enjoy
ment.
APRIL.
The April star-lit nights will be full Of
interest to those who follow the courses
of these mysterious twinklers. The So
lar brotherhood do honor to the month
" record. The opposition of Mars, the
opposition Of Uranus, the quadrature of
Saturn, and the conjunction of Venus
and Mercury give life to its annals
Night after night the sky will beam with
the light OF three large planets as eve
ming stars. This is something new, for
of late the morning sky has been the
scene OF action where the largest
planets have shone Respondent. Jupiter
rises on the 18th about half-past 0
o'clock, and then the sky will be beau
tiful to see. The Prince OF Planets
rising in the southeast surrounded by the
bright stars OF ScOrpiO, ruddy Mars ap-
preaching the zenith closely followed by
the silyer-tinted Spica and pale. serene
Saturn descending in the west. following
in the wake of Pollux and Procyon. In
telligent observers can find these planets
without assistance, and will find great
satisfaction in a knowledge of the stars
obtained by personal effort. "Consider
the wondrous works of God " was the ad-
vice given by one of the wise men of old
to the most patient man on the Biblical
record. The study OF the Oldest, the
queen Of all the sciences, is as ennobling
and clevating as it was when astronomy
was young.