Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-02
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Lid ~ Iambsrs Of Ills RtniIy thsl
ln Visible Ia Decenb0.
Why the Wea.he Is Colder After the
Winter Sslsfiee.

Fs.s and ali powerful 10 the solar syssem
10 the sus. the prcbshls creator and un-
doubled sus.sinsr Of all the planets and
ihsir satellites. H Is row harfyins fast to.
yArls the south and On the 2ia Of this month
be enters the constellation Capficosnus
snd hsngs saspsrdsd over the aopic which
bears ,hs same name. There for several
days he 10 poised, then slowly snd felucs.
anly begins the log journey towards ths
rorlh which viii lest unsiI nan Juns. Tbs
lays viii grow longer and minute BY minute
the night will Be shortened. Bat The
caN will continue and viii grow more In
tense until about The middle Of January
when the maximum 10 reached.
why 10 this, when the days are growing
longer AID The sun rises higher and bis rays
have more strength sleh dsy - ia question
often asksd.
The solution 10 simple. The earth for
months bad been receiving more beat from
the ,un thsa II could rsdists back into
hr1IEs tArtsAttc DtEu KfOWlbR
p.smer And warmer us.il IL had stored up
.s,eat ,urplus Of latent heat. For the
past few weeks IL has been losing more each
day ,haa the sun gave IL. This will con-
,inus for many weeks. Before long the
.arpla, will have been entirely sppropri-
a,sd 10 NEE. these daily drafts and then
ILL h., d.-iU stnn At
Each day ths earth will grow colder
and it, people will wonder whether tbs win
ter isever coming to 40 end.
The sun in addition to being the biggest
sni mos. important member Of this branch
ofihe celestial system Is by fsf the mos.
Interesting to students and thinkers. Each
year sees more convincing evidence Of the
wonderful sympathy between this great
kins aud his su: jscts. 10 Prof. 8. p.
Lasaley's charming, though scientific.
book. The New Autonomy" striking
examples OF the ooincidsnces be-
tseen solar disturbances and magnetic
orms ard earthly phenomena may be
not. d. That there 10 some agent At present
uokno~n. binding the planets and the sun
togsther i, now generally admitted. Many
Astronomers believe tina. this agent 10 cleo
uici y.
Mex to the sun in importance 10 the great
red planet Jupiter. Tue sncients we'll IN
Ger.:ocd what they were about when they
named Ibis prince Of planets for the prince
Of gds Ga the first Of this
month be was in qlsdraiure with
the sun AMI sss then 30 degrees east.
He is nov on the meridian az sunset and
sets near midnight. You may see him in
the sou.heas,srly heavens shining forth in
all bis mssnitceuee and glory, the uu-
doubted star prince. GA the LIST Of Dscem-
Der Jupiter sets at II l6 p. NJ, and on the
3last 80 7. M.
Yesterday the new moon first reappeared
in the light Of the sun. Tonight il 10 in
conjunction With Mercury 1t 8.39 P. NJ
ard ct - IS P NJ is in copjuaction with
Venus The first quarter 10 reached on
the 9Th and on the Day before Luna is 10
conjunction with Jupiter at 10 so P. M.
On the l4.h she is in COZ JUNCTION with
Neptune and On the following day the 18th,
.he 10 full. Saturn 10 close ct hand on the
.2I. tie dag before The lssr quarter, ct
siOP.M. On the 25sh she 10 in cor anc-
toa with fanus AZ 22P.M and at 9 Sc the
fnllosiay niyhi 1. In cot junction with Mars
The night of the new moon. the Both, .
,sce1a eoniuuo,i,n with Mercury takes
pl.cenI 2oPM
Be,ide. Jupiter, Venus and Neptune are
evening" stars. Venus is the besuty Of the
heaven, And we'll deserves her name. She
!. mn. far spough from the sun to be easily
visible, settiuR an hour and half later the
middle Of The mouth. and two hours later
At IL, close than does the sun. The time IL
fast approaching hen a. evening star che
/, beyood couua,i,ou. Mercury and Venus
are in co.iuaotiou on the oh In the latter
mart Of the morning in the bright day
lisht. But that nigh; they may be