The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-03
Tue PLANETS IN OCTOBER.
Their Location and habits During Au
tumn's Second Month.

Their Location and Habits During Au-
tumn's Second Month.
Jupiter is evening star, and, though losing
a little Of the prestige that marked his course
in August and September, still retains his
nosition as monarch of the starlit October
,,igb.s Observers will notice change in
the time of his appearance. He is high
onove the horizon when it is dark enough
for the stars to come out, and sets in the
small hours of the morning. He is on the
meridian at O'Clock, and sets about 80
oiclock on the 3lst. His diameter has de-
creased about 80" since opposition, but it
makes no perceptible difference in the bril-
liaucy Of his light.
The prince of planets Is leaving US and
travelling toward the sun; the early rising
and setting aad the lessening diameter are
fine tangible proofs of mis- obedience to the
great central orb, who sways his course as
Hyresistibly as he does that of the tiny atoms
of a meteor swarm. The moon is in con-
iunction with Jupiter three days before the
full. on the 18th, at Oh. 46m. a. M, being
s. 81 south.
Uranus is evening star until the 25th, and
than morning star. He is in conjunction
with the sun on the 18th, at 6h. a. M,
when he makes his appearance on the SUMS
western side aud commences his role of
Uranus, or the time it takes him to travel
from conjunction to conjunction, Is 369
DAYS, while his sidereal period is eighty
four years. 1t will be noticed that the more
distant a major planet is from the sun, the
shorter is its synodic period, for the slower
the nlauet moves the less space will the
earth. after completing revolution. have
TO travel to come into line with the planet
and the sun.
Mars is morning star and is slowly max
ing his way toward the earth. Saturn
overtakes and passes him on the 18th, when
the planets are in conjunction, at lob. 25m.
D. ~, Mars being 81 south.
Saturn is morning star. The noteworthy
event in his October course is the reappear-
ance of his ring on the 30th. The plain of
the ring then passes through the sun, its
northern surface comes into the light and
the southern surface enters into shadow.
The ring continues to open until in about
seven years it is open to its widest extent;
then gradually closing, it becomes again ins
visible about 1906. Saturn rises at the close
of the month three hours and half before
the sun and may be found north of the star
Beta Virgins. The moon is in conjunction
with Saturn,on the LIST. the day before her
change, at III. 26m. a. m, being 2 SO north.
Venus is evening star. There is little to
be said of her, as she makes her slow prog
ress eastward from the sun, keeping so
close to him that there is only an interval
of twenty-seven minutes between sunset
and the time Of Ter disappearance below
the horizon. The new moon of the I'd is in
conjunction with Venus on the Sd, at Oh.
Ism. q. M, being % 80 north.
Mercury is morning star until the 9th,
and then evening star. He is In superior
conjunction with the sun on the 9th at Oh.
35m. p. M, when he completes his synodic
revolution OF 116 days, and comes into line
with the earth and sum- being beyond the
sun at his greatest distance from the earth.
The moon is in conjunction with Mercury
on the 1st at 2h. 12m. a. NJ, being 80 81
north.
Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are
morning stars at the close OF the month.
Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are evening
stars