New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
UENTS AND-JTPITER TOGETHER.
THEIR CONJUNCTION WAS NOr VISIBLE HERE
But THEY WILL REMAIN SCAR ZACH
OTHER FOE TIM.


OTHER FOR TIM.
Venn, was IN conjunction Wit Jupiter Yesterday
morning a few minutes before o'clock. ~ tha'
tna y.nu> wa, one minute oi arc south o; Jupiter
and passed over his face occuliing him. The planets
appeared to be Joined together. for one minute OF arc
/, small distance for the naked eye t' appreciate
Unfortunately. however, this rare phenomenon was not
visible here. both planets were below the honNoI
At the time. the rising NJ rve minutes past :
o'clock and the two planets about one hour and a
half later The two planets may BE- seen near cseh
othe- for several DAYS The moon occults nll tho
stars I'm it, path every month but the oernfauon OF
one planet by another i Interesting on account OF
rs extreme rarity. on July 90 1-ap Venus was III
conjunction with Jupiter at 10 % p m and at that
time tle two planets were OF the same distance from
each other ns now but in regard TO the SUM- thcy
occupied toallT different positions. venus p'',e"
over tlle face Of Mars IN 1899. and In 1901 hepier
saw Mar, occult Jupiter.
Al da,break ycstcrday morning vcnus was east OF
jupiter by forty minutes Of are. Lat hght' Jns'
after sunset V"nu, visible above Jupiter '"P'''
is moving westward from the sun and Venus "a>'"a"
and ON February 20 they will be about twenty degrees
apart.
The four satellite Of Jupiter will present rnniber
4 interesting confguIatOn> this month. They are
known - 10. Europa. anymedc and Calypso or l.
H. H. ~ according to their dstanc" from IN" planet
To day + in transit the disc Of the planet. II
and III nro on the hight and " on the len. ON
February - II !, occulted. III and " are on tn'
right, and T. tn" Ieft of the planet WIN "A 'le'''
y the aicllc, sometime be seen with the hah'n
eve and a god rnarne glass i, Of valuabl" assistance"
Iut a powerful icccOp. j. required To bring ont 'h'
mot. int and tones. The lodacal Hight viii also be
visible ,o.r tv cht hi. nth and in March ard april
The i.t Is one ~ delicate beauty for an observer ~
pure country atmosphere delicate nebulouN column d
light In the form Of cone Will appear I" cA''n"
from the horizon toward the Pleiad"s f"s" VINO
have acce-. 10 The Nautical Almanac viii not"
number Of Interesting Phenomena. the study OF "Mcn
will prove highly - iertalrng.
rroie. or John X. Rees. of Columbia college '"'n
Yesterday: "Tho conunctons OF the planets were oil
great value to the ancient as ahofdlng them oP
poruui,.s 10 test the CORRECTNESS of their theories
hut the improved and accurate instruments oi 'he
prcs.ni age and the many rccen; and Naltihoi' ois
coverrs have removed mnoh Of the Interest mat
astronomers attached TO such occurrences. The rnS
ot t,e phenomenon 1, the chief point OF Interest
MFR Mann Of the observatory. Will attempt to secure
some photographs Of Jupiter and Venus to nlsht WIN
the aid OF our Ruthcriurr telescope The a'roios'o"i
signfcation and the influences that the planet" ana
their conjunctions supposed 10 have on The HE
and OF men even up TO the seventeenth cc"ui'
form an entertaining study
Tycho Brahc. the Danish astronomer. l3i"-looi'
regarded Jupiter as having Influence over the iVer
and Venus the kdneys person whose star "Ae
Jupiter would be certain 10 succeed In ponhch' o''
Venus were the controlling influence he would he III
cined tD love- pleasure and music. lie ALI" uo"sh'
that sceptlcsm on astrO0gy went hand III manu- VII"
A disbelief I'm God. on the birth Of Prince CHRISTIAN
in I57. King Frederick " sent for Iycho Brahr ana
requested him to outline the destiny OF the young
prince from The Using the Prntenc tables j"
comparison with the AlphOnslnc, he noted no" 'hc
planets signs of the Zodiac and fixed stars were
situated In the twelve houses" or signs AT the une
Of the princes BIRTH and reported that Venus IN ne
Dfth hOu.e indie caef that he would be happy IN NJ
children. Jupiter beng badly placed In IN. M Mioui.n
indicated less Of good fortune In eccir.ihsuca "s.
The position Of Venus with regard to Mars ana ehiul
i'm the slNth was not favorable for happy marriage
and he would marry 1T about the age OF twenty on",
since Vcnu. aspect with Jupiter about
the middle OF the heavens. All this be added was
not irrevocably settled since mans VIII ana "oo
Dc wer subjected II to change