Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-03

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LICK OBSERVATORY, Cal, Aug. -
The giant telescope presented to the
university Of California IL mailing
record for Itself In the present position
Of Mars. For several days observations
Of n most valuable character have been
obtained by the Mount Hamilton az.
tronomors. Tho near approach OF the
planet and lts consequent brilllaucy
aud size ut this time have enabled the
observers 10 utilize the full powers OF
the Insuument with most interesting
results.
Drawings by all the astronomers oX.
hibi, numerous changes In thcprinoipal
characteristics eince tho celebrated
skotches made by tho Milancse a,truuo.
mcr, schlapAreili. Many OF his almost
iAnciiul detalls are shown 70 have no
existence In reality. None Of the TO-
called "cnnhlH' arc doubled U. "gvmin.
ated,n ~ he depicts them.
All the curious strenka, Whatever
they may be-, arc hgoHd stripes aud mar
now II es Just uB they were seen
through thr Lick telescope two yearr
ngo. This win be a bitter disappoint-
mcnt 10 many visionary theorists who
hive found Ia the existence OF these
"canals," AMI particularly In the an.
nuuncbment that all were seen TO he
doubled, most indisputable evidence
that mars was Inhabited by human
beings.
TIw MOST sTARTLiSu OF ALL
Mount Hamilton observations are those
made oil the two tiny moons OF the
planet, which were frst discovered by
Iasaph Hall ia Washington during
the opposition Of 1877, anu which have
since been seen at brief intervals anu
only Ia the largest telescopes,
Not only have these little attendants
| (by long odds the iaiuttst planal0ry
/ bodies to be seen anywhere IA the sky
been In plain view for the best art VI
lie month, but Of late as.rOnDmel
Ssve regularly observed the eclipscs
aud shallow OF Mnrs.
The news OF tins work will be re-.
| ceived with greatest astouishment at
| all those UbseFvntOfita which uOssgss
telescopes large aud powerful enough
| 10 show moons, for ut most Of them II
has only been possible 10 glimpse ut the
| tiny bodies by the most persistent
eilOIts, md astronomers are logth to
hclieve tina, the Lick tele'COIe enables
these minute specks ot light 10 be-
steadily followed right up to the lint
| Of the planet.
The director Of the observatory states
that the same lights are seen 20 dis,
appear IN the eclipse upon reaching
the line OF the shadow with almost the
same instantaneous effect which IL
seen when the dark limb VI the moon
passes overs bright star In the sky.
| Within u space OF only twO.ten'hg ~ n
/ second tie whole body Of the m lOn IL
seen ~ he immersed IA shadow cast
into space by the globe Of Mars.
IT Is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO convey proper id,a Of the inslg
nilicAnt slIu OF these little satellites OF
the extra rdlsafy small scale upon
which their ogLits are drawn.
Tho inner light Ia probably eight
miles In diameter and the outer one
twenty.
The frsl il lees than 800 mile.
from the surface Of the planet
AID the latter about t'tee tipes
That defiance. They reyolve NJ
mpiily about the planct that
the inner one appears TO move through
l hhf fh1 AAhlA hNFN ~ 'A"Ar anu NNAAHNH
auently atifos IA the west. II com.
nl-t,s one revolution In lees than eight
hour, 80 that II seems TO be now three
times day.
One evening this little reflector
passes through all four 'quartors OF the
moor" The light when they give 10
the planet at Night mus, DO very insig'
nliicant, rs seen through the giant ro.
Hector, they appear To be points OF
light with 10 sensiblo discount.
II has only been possible heretofore
TO estimate the size OF these bodies by
comparing the amount Of light reflect
ed 10y them with that reflected FROM
the planet. Mars itself, whose sizo h
known, but now by means OF thes q
"tclip6c" observations We have direct
measure Of their size, since IL Ia found
That each VI these satellitCs moves IL,
own diameter In about twOtenths Of d
second, aud We can easily tell from
our knowledge OF their orbits Just what
space 10 miles each Of them moves
through In that time, IL isquite Ger,
tain that the Lick observatory studies
OF the planet Mars duIing the opera,
lion Of 1892 will pass into history.
Death of stnnford's siniiion "Sport'
SAN FRAHolsuo, Aug. 2.-Senatnl
| SlnufOrlia siAliiOn Sport, ) ypATH old