Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-04
THE HEAVENS IN JANUARY.
Brilliant spectacles I'm the Midwinter Skies
Morning and Evening starr.

Brilliant SpectacIes I'm the Midwinter skies
Morning and Evening stars
The beginning of the year in our calendar
does not coincide with any Of the great time
marks on the dial plate Of the ornament When
January this year began the moon had only
fairly well started on her monthly round but
even at that ea-ly period she had an important
meeting with Venus, which the growing cres-
cent repeats on the 3lst affordins rs pleasant
picture TO gaze Uior.
January q, the moon working her way 10 The
eastward viii be seen in the south the sun goes
down, and seven days subsequently. o. the
18Th, she viii rise in the cast as the sun van
lshes IL the opposite quarter. Her full, round
face, as she swings across the ornament toward
The west Will be IN view throughout the nj Sht. |
In the other coniunc.ions for the month, that
with Jupiter on the Sd Will be the most inter
estinS. although the distance separating the
two a. rather 100 great, ana dotracts IN con-
sequence from tue tabieau. Neptune comes
next IL tho order of the meetings and then
Saturn. but it will be daylight when this con-
junction takes place. Uranus follows and then
comes Mars, while Mercury and The fading
crescent so through their parts in the heavenly
drama on the 9th. but SO near the sun that We
shall no: be able 70 see them.
VINO can have looked u on the lovely star il
the western sky that has been growing in size
aid brlliiaacy during the past month without
ieelng Its marvellous Beauty and being almost
impatient Tor the sun 10 oisappear IN order
thitlt might shine form an a.. LIS charming
radiance. Venus, for she il is that so attracts
US, is at her best. She is now moving away
from ths sun, growing more ana more beautiful
as nHe sets iurtEer removed iiom the po"crl!!
rays ana increasing IN sac az she gets nearer
tae cal IN She is twice IN cor !uEcii9i WIRE TIE
moon during the month. Int at neither is sle
closer than three degrees, aud there = nothing
IN these meetings worthy O. special note.
, we can sometimes d'scegl ia.ut marks upon
the globe. bat II is impossible even 70 mGke
CONJECTURE OF "hat the VENUS country Is hke
i.-lS = 10 De greatly leSte.'ea' ior venus az,
Pfo"cHSs com paI%"fei! cos. 10 me eatth "i'i
Is a woiId 50 abe cur own A. s.-e ANA otHer clf-
cuinstances max we ieel legitimate curiosity
70 learn sonethlno more apout ner;
upper, nae the l'uf vents, also has Two
!ieeNiiss Win .ne moon ouf.L, the month, one
toulght ana the second on 'he inst day Oh Ine
month about CLOCK an TIE morning. Inc
clIculnsta hces INA. a'tenS. .hese ihter'ieWs aIe
very mnch the same as 'hose IN which venus
'o0A part
tus iaes cas- our a.en.ion W soine us
tnat shouid De OF greatest interest," 10 US Az anu
.nat Is tue conjunction o. 'hese TWO giories OF
ane evening heavens on tne 1th OF February
40 the eye II VIA seem as though the TWO were
touching as there is but one minute OF arc sep
afas'hS them IN uecnhatioh.
Inc TWO are now about two hours and twenty
-FOUR minutes apart, and at the close OF the
month the distance VIII have been reduced 10
ABOUT twenty-five minutes
venus Is at present well south In deciinaton
and she Is rushing TO the meeting with lar
greater aiacrlty than the giant planet, who Is
now Within about three degrees o. the rysung
pace. Inc CONSERVATION OF Aquafius now con-
talns Jupiter, when is, perhaps, somewhat
happy circ nuisance, as tue scientist tells us
'nat tne piahets aish mas ia'eiy SHOWN Ieu
spots, and the commonly carried by the water
bearer may come quite Mandy Tor restoring ms
race 10 LIS usuai cIearhess-
mercury Is morning star and Is moving away
from the sun, getting to the end OF his tetEer,
or the point OF greatest westerly eiongston,
ON the 18th. when he IL twenty,four degrees
sixteen minutes TO tne westward Oh the sn- -
ne now rises aoous tnree-qusrters OF an hour
pelofe suh-up ana IL not visible 10 tbe naked
eye. 1his Is the nearest planet 10 the sun ana
makes complete revolutlon IN Its orbit IN
eighty-eight years, travelling with the immense
Teioclty OF nearly thirty miles second Ihe
sun, when seen from Mercury, LOOKS seven
tunes as large as when seen from the earth;
saturn ls morning star, anu now rises ABOUT
~ CLOCK IN the evening" Inc planet con-
tihues on ms present course tnroush the ceies-
va, VA, arcn gnmLneruS VIII sreat s.ars uiln the
iV.n' 'u WHICH, ua.e nc peeonee e'a'ioAaiy anu
tnen retraces his steps.
we USED 10 tooA upon he9uius' sne ptl8nt
S s'aI IA 'ue .ieAIe, "e suee en- Pa.ioh W
oalurn' ~. now .ney seem noPeiesse sep,
ara.eu. anu we ulsHs iooh iuI 'ner sou.n 10 hho
1uo.neI nearenit .ii.ee'ohe 70 mara ms way
Al, opica, tne urisu' Il Ah tue cons,eiiation OF
ne 'n6,i, WIZ oe VIC he"fese oriitiant 70 the
planet wnen .ne year CLOSES. heguIus IL IN The
. 1..I, "a. e.u. JUS nav tceona! CON
.iuueu 'nat Saul 40, IA eolie tesoeee' Iiih-
nature ot ouPl'er. spots nave peen oiscov-
ereo on ms lace wnlch inuicate tnat tne physl-
Ca, Hous.i.u'lon VI .ne .Mo rs sonie.uihg aike.
An LAR 40 uoM an ear iisSf, anu cones apo'e
.ne horizoh M ,ne wee e,hali nours d tne morn
ing. Al wen 70 Ionow .nis planet IN ms
course, 1or IN august ne VIII De In opposition
10 the sun, or loOdegrees from ms solar majesty,
ana at .nis time VIII De at MS largest ana most
or TN phase;
Inc nery req Warriot Will De IN view al night
ana attractive picture Tor their deiectaton.
.a carries Win MN Two men-at-arms OF at
Ah ehS pa"PS VI oaaSnttSr Inc