Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-05
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AUTUMN SKIES.


There will be % better opportunity OF
ssu3yine the beautiful aatEmi skies fnAn
the present time, tee moon 10 still very
yoanz, the str osphsrs is cies' and s.
nigh. the ~es.hsr Is cold and Grip bas No:
too frizii % be saj,7a5ls- Al the ssns
time the most striking considerations are be-
g,nnieg 10 be visible in the evening
Il the north. dae north is the Great Bear
o, Urss Major. coasainisg the famous
Upper. II 10 at n lowest point
ous little dis.sre. xbove the hofi-
ron. The pole sss', which is IN the
lesser constellation Of the Little Bear CT
U..s Mino, is above sad slightly to the LET;
Of, the pointers Taese ln: tso stars are
hose which form tie outside edge Of the
b,si Of the dip2er.
Above the Gres. Bear sli.,l. to the right
/, the sres, swing curves Of III, Dragon
Nth his head ADD yawniog N ruth in the
| northwest ~ though pursuing the figure OF
| the giant Hercules Who 10 ,rsnpling upon
llLl. uStG1!rs uC2Sf sSR AN - 80 1872
close 70 the hor'z,n nesr.y vest. North Of
hi, /. the brilIi.;t Alphecca. Betseen
| MS las. star aid the Great Bear
| Booses stands with his head and shoulders
| .bove the hoYiz)a.
Above is the little constellation Lyrs
eoatsiains the brilliant star Vega. Csgau'
>, III. Swan, with wings ou!suetched, oecu'
| pies conspicuous plsce 10 tbs western
| nesysns, miirsy between the horz n ard
| he point overhead. In this group is q
| .sriking crossvith he large star Arded al
the bead. Thi. cross is nearly vertical with
| he head towsrds thu point above you.
Through this cor s,eili,ion, directly over
mead 10 the eastern horizon ex ends the
wonderful, awe-inspiring Milky Way
si.h its m5risds upon myrisds Of
.,.rs to an almost inc,nceivsels num-
Der. Each one Of the stars that We
can see with thu naked eye is the center OF
a solar System that prob .bly far exceeds IL
magnitude acd extent the one in which GU
own world Bgires. Think, though, tha
| what we see is but minute fraction OF III;
shoie number
| Almost directly overhead the NJ shaped
Ca.s,opeis. below that towards the south
lie the maiden Aniromeia and Peg,su', tbs
winged horse This last can be picked on
oy the irregular square that c,ntains 1t:
most prominent stars. Below them are tht
brilliant groups, Cetus, Aqusius and in tht
southwest Capricornus or the Goat. Ia tht
west near the horiz IN Aqlilla. the gres
eagle il, flying. This constellation car
be picked out through its most b'iliisn
member Altar, which is ''in the west
south west raised almost exactly one.fourti
Of the way towards the point overhead"
| Cetus, a long struggling group, is in tht
south and SOU heist, a little way above the
horizon. In the east ,txo-thirds Of the Va.
NJ is the gallant Perseus near. and north
at of his beloved Andromeds whon hi
,e.cued frJm the sea N 1u8tsr. Below him
s Taurus, the great bull, containing TIT
parking little group OF the Pleisdes, IT,
si.ters. Most people can see but six o
,hesa little stars but very good eyes can se'
as macy q. ten. 10 Taurus is Aldeba'al
ore of the fines. aud mos besutlfu
fixed stars. Below Taurus, Otiop, easil
recognz able by his belt OF three Stars. i
rising above the horiz IN but 10 not see
I i 81. 1sfa Ia ~
MILKY Way a-e the Twins. or Genini, Gas
tor and PoluI Above them, Aurigs, Wit
The large star Cspells in that group.
j., There are many other considerations nov
visible, few of them q lite large, but thes
are the most noticeable groups to be seen
Among the planets or wandering stars, Jup
ter, the ever glorious. is most distinct. II
i, row doing duty as evening star. TIL
beautiful Venu. and little Mercury aid biG
Red Mars and great Saturn are the morn
ing stars.
The moon is hardly visible in the south
west bu. will soon begin to wax until on tn
Q h il reaches it's frs! qusltar and is full o
the 18th a. 1877 P. M. in the southeast.
This same day, the l5:h, when the moo
is most brilliant, it passes through its tim
Of trial and t'ibulsion passing through
total eclipse which (if the night is fair wi
be visible at Augusts. This is not commo
and this wear comes at q very conveniel
Time, in the early evening, so that ali shout
see it. At 4 81 P. M. it reaches III
penumbra or cuer shadow cast b
the earth while at minu'es Q
. of six it enters the umbrs or black shadow
,, The total eclipse, when the moo1 10 COZ
, cred b. the umhrs, begins at two minute
of Z o'clock. At 74O P. M, blu. thre
/ minutes after the time when the moon
. fullest, the middle of the eclipse is reached
one-hslf the time hsviog passed. The tot'
eclipse ends at % when the moon pushes
little past the black shadow from VIII Oh 6
I 9 "a it has wholly withdraw. At 10 "A
NJ the moon leaves the penumbrs an
shines forth as bright - ever. Total eclipse