The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-07


time, has more than balanced the lesseDing
portion of hhr illumined disk, and her lusire
has constantly increased. The conditions
are reversed after this time. Her great in-
crease In diameter fails 10 balance the light
OF the rapidly waning crescent, the phase
which Venus then takes ON, and her iustre
decreases. The moment after her greatest
elongation she turns toward the sun, venus
comes very near Antares IN her october
path. The planet and the star are in CON
| junction on the 18th al 3h 2Jm J.. NJ. when
! Venus il only 20 south Of the bright red
star that during the summer has been the
companion of Mars.
| . Mercury is morning star. He reaches his
/ greatest western clongatiOn on the 10Th at
| III A. NJ, being Is degrees and 10 minutes
west of the sun. He is then in good posi-
ton 10 be picked out by the unalded eye,
rising an hour and half before the sun.
Observers will find him in the east, about
\ degrees north Of the sunrise point. II is
the third and last time during the year
when bis position in the heavens is such
that he is visible 10 the naked eye as morn
ing star.
Uranus is evening star until the 10Th.
when he becomes morning star. lie is in
conjunction with the sun on the Goth at IA.
3gm. A. NJ, when. passing 10 the suns west
ern side. he commences his course as morn
ing star. On his way westward from the
sun he meets Mercury retracng his steps
toward the sun. The planets are in con-
junction on the 3lst at In. ISM. i. NJ, | ra-
nus being degree minutes south.
Jupiter is evening star The planet
which was so beautiful an object during
the .tarlit nights of September will hold his
court with slightly diminished lusire dur
ing the nights Of October. under conditions,
it is to be hoped. more favorable to the OBJ
server An interesting event occurs III MS
course. lie is in quadrature with the sun
on the 18th at Oh l.. NJ, being then 80 de-
erees east Of the sun, evenly poised between
opposition and conjunction. He is on the
meridian then about midnight, and IN me
position for telescope observation, espe-
cially in regard to the eclipscs Of his sa-
telltes
Mars is evening star. He makes his way
during the month among the smalhstars OF
Saggittarius. Observers will note two
points in his course. his lessenng size and
fading light, and his approach TO Jupiter,
only about nine degrees intervening be-
tween them on the last of the month.
saturn is morning star. The beautiful
planet now graccs the morning sky, rising
when the month closes four hours before ibe
sun. Observers willing 20 take the trouble
will find him IN the small hours in The
morning on the first Of the month thirty de-
grees east OF Regulus, with whom he kept
such close companionship last wear, and
whom he now leaves as he pursues his
eastward course.
Venus. Mars. and Jupiter are evening
stars at the close of the month. Neptune.
saturn, Uranus, and Mercury are morning
stars.
The October moon fulls on the 9th at 81.
Pm T. NJ. She is in conjunction with Nep-
tune on the "a at Oh. Ism. Z. NJ, being iGm.
north. She is in conjunction with saturn
on the 10th at Oh. jSm. T. NJ, being de-
grecs 40 minutes north. The waning moon
and the planet will make a charming pic
lure on the eastern sky. The moon Is IN con-
unctionlwith Mercury on the 18th at 2h. 2lm
4. VI. being 3 degrees % minutes north.
She il in conjunction with Uranus on the
nth at 81 ON. 4. VI. She is i'm conjunction
with Venus on the 18th at IN. dim. \. NJ.
being degrees, lim north. She makes
"A close conjunction with Mars on the 10Th
at IA. 3im 4. NJ. being 30 minutes south.
She passes near Jupiter on the DIST at Sh.
3Gm. A. NJ, being degrees i'm. souih
she is i'm conjunction with Neptune ON the
3Olh at 2h. Jgm. 4. NJ. being J3m. north.
The moon contributes three OCCUPATIONS
to the events of the month, not one Of them
being visible in this vicinity. She Occults
Neptune on the "a at Oh. ION. T. NJ, ash
ngtOn mean time. The OccultatlOn is
visible 10 all observers between the limit
Ing parallels OF 90 degrees and 10 degrees
north latitude, who see the moon IN
her ge0ccntric position, or rs she APP
pears when seen from the centre Of the
earth. The moon Occults Mars on the 10Th
at III 26m. 4. VI. The occultati0n will be
visible to observers between the limiting
parallels Of IL degrees and 81 degrees south,
who sees the moon IN her geOcentric posi-
ton. The moon occuts Neptune for the
second time during the month on the Both al
2h. dim. a. NJ. The observer must be be-
tween the limiting parallels OF ~ degrees
and - degrees north and see the moon in
her geocentric position in order to behold
the occultatiOn.
The full moon next following the harvest
moon is called the hunters moon. our sat |
elite is still at point in the ecliptic near
enough to the sign Aries for her TO make a
small angle with the eastern horizon when
rising. though larger than at the time of
the harvest moon. As the harvest moon
was supposed. in the days of old TO be a |
special interposiiiOn of Providence to
help the husbandman in gathering the fruits
of the earth. 80 the hunters moon was con- |
sdered a. a special boon to the huntsmen |
i'm pursuit of their faycrite sport. The Oc-
tOber moon rises for three consecutive eve |
nings after the full, with an average differ |
ence Of thirty-seyen MANIFESTATIONS |