The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-08
THE PLANETS N OCT 5BEa.

Shortening OF tie Days The Sun,
Noon, Jupiter, and Venus.
The SUI rose on the LIST at little before
O'Clock, and will rise on the 31st about half
en- hour later, tie days being SD rtened alto
gether about an hour and quarter, a very
psrceptible change due to the suns moving
south in destination about IL, which is
about as rapidly as be moves il any portion
Of his career.
The moon quartered on the LIST, is full on
the Sti, last quarter on the 16 b, new moon
on the oath, aid first quarter IN the 3lst-
five phases for the month, a so nSwhat unu-
sual occurrence On the 1st there as CON-
junction with Jupiter, on the 10 b there
will be one with Neptune, on the 18Th with
Saturn, on the 21st with Mars, on the
following day WITH Venus, on the
2Sd with Mercury, aud again on the
2Sth itn Jupiter, at which date the
conjunction is extremely elise, and the
picture OF the st r and g crescent will be
ole of rare beauty. To those VINO have
made study of the mountains in the moon,
the action Of the volcanoes, and so forth,
the recent announcement OF the disco cry
OF changes in the crater of tue particular
mountain K iown as Pliny will be of unusual
interest. Perhaps TO the nom cientitic star
gazer 1t may result in a new figure being
discovered in the moons disk. Many
stra ge beings have already been pict-
ured D. the imagination as inhabiting our
satellite. French peasa lts variously be-
h-ve tnat they see in the mon the traitor
Judas Ia ging from an cider b anch, Cain
lea & q. his spade and lnuking at the
mu d red A el, peasant who has bee
eau hit by the moon Sealing wood in his
lords d main, peasant frozel TO death
the m on With bundle OF sticks for m K
ing fence on Sunday, a hunter and his
dog, and 80 on rough an inf .iite variety.
Venus continues to be the SUMS bright
harbinger, as she appears in the morning
about two hours In advance OF his majesty.
Venus and Mars were in very close con-
junction on the 1st, about 3 o'clock in the
morni &, In the northeastern section OF the
sky. Venus IS moving rapidly southwark.
Saturn ranks next to Venus amoug the
brilliant morning stars, and will before the
month closes be quite a consplcu us object.
Mars, another OF the m rnl g plnneGs, is
also in the consolation of tins LIol. He is
So far away that 1t Is very difficult t. keep
track Of his ruddy light, and instruments
midst OF his surroundil gs.
Neptune also is a morn ng star, and is to
be found il tbs CO stellation of Taurus. He
rises out O'Clock in he evening, and on
the 18th in conjunction with the moon.
Jupiter leads the evening planets, and at
the close OF the month is alone in his glDry,
the sole repr sentative of evening stars.
On the 18th, about an hour after sunset,
Jupiter and the moon are the chief objects
In what will be a charming celestial picture,
as they will at t laL time be in close con-
junction, and as the SUMS rays will have
ontirey disappeared, an admirable oppor-
tunity will be afforded for observation.
Jupiter is in the o installation of Sagittarius,
and his light Is gradually getting DINNER
as he Is moving ava from US and will con-
tinue 80 to do the remainder of year.
Mercury is an evening star until the 18th
and a morning star after that date, as he
passes to the y estward of the sun.
Uranus begins as evening star, but with
Mercury is i conjunction with the sun on
the Is h, rising and setting with the sun.