The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-01
THE HEAVENS In MAY.
rHBcoMING MONTHS MOVEMENTS
OF THE PLANETS.

An Eclipse of the Moon Booked for
May IL, View Of Which Will Be
Visible in Savannah If the Weather
Is Favorable-Venus the Ever In
creasing Brilliant Stsr-Saturn Get
ting in a More Favorable Position
for Observation.
Full moon will occur on the 18th, and
new moon on the 26th. The moon will be
In apogee or farthess from the earth on the
9th, and in periRee or nearest the earth on
the Gath. She will be the lowest or farthest
south on the 14th, and highest or farthest
north on the 2Sth. Her coniunctions with
the planets will occur as follows: On the
9th the moon will be q g north Of Saturn;
on the 10th, % 49, north of Uranus; on the
18th, 50 S south of Mars; on the 22d, 10 AS
south of Jupiter; on the Gath, % Az north
of Mercury; on the Goth, 80 81 north Of
Neptune, and on the Goth, IL So north Of
Venus.
On the 11th the moon will rise collapsed
about sunset and will remain eclpsed till
6:37 o'clock, standard central time, when
the eclipse will end. We will see only @ small
portion of the eclipse near It's close, as the
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below the horizon.
MERCURY.
This planet will pass its aphelion on the
9Th and reach Its greatest western elonga-
ton on the 18th, at which time it may be
seen as morning star. Owing to its prox-
unity to the sun Mercury is seldom seen by
the casual observer. Its orbit is the most
eccentric OF all the planets.
VENUS.
Venus is still increasing in brilliancy as 1t
approaches nearer and nearer to
to US. The telescope now shows it's
disk to be of a crescent shape, for
this planet undergoes all the phases OF
the moon and for the same reasons. 1t has
Just reached its greatest eastern elongation,
and II will now slowly approach the sun.
Its greatest angular distance from the sun
may be 4S', but owing to the relative posi-
ton Of its orbit TO that of the earth this
| distance amounts to only 45S "a at this
eloDgation.
Mars rises few minutes after midnight,
aud it may be easily recognized In the
morning in the eastern sky as large red
star about % south of the celestial equator.
! This planet it will be remembered, is the
most like our earth of any member OF the
solar system. 1t has seasons, day and
/ night, atmosphere, seas and land, snow and
) sunshine, very much as the earth has, and f,
as all the oonditiopas9 animal and vegeta-
/ BILE life are pressAtr It is not unlikely that
this planet is in6abltadx
gi1slSTPTTEBE
| This planet may no W be seen in the early
morning In the eastern sky just ahead Of
the sun, but its distance fFeHa US and it's Sp-
| parent proximity to the suudeprive 1t Of
| much Of its usual interest The telescope,
| however, easily reveals its four moons re-
volving Ground it. adj Is Fsbf.
| SATURN. &c
Saturn is still in the constellation Virgo,
and near the meridian at 8 O'clock. 1t can
be easily recognized by its large size and by
its white, steady light. les rings are gradu-
| ally turning in more favorable position
for observation, and a good telescope will
now reveal them extending obliquely
across the planets disk.-0f its eight moons
only Titan, the largest, eau be seen in an or
| binary glass. This moon is larger than the
planet Mercury. and revolYes around the
| planet AT distance of moro than three
times that OF our moon from US,
URANUS AND NEPTUNE.
Both these planets being usually tele-
; soopic, they possess but little interest to