Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-10

and observe tho moment at which " *
seen, Tie difference between mo two gives
tho time which the light occupies on tx
journey This can be found with some
accuracy, aud. as we already know the
velocity Of light. we eau assertion the
distance 81 Iupiicr from the earth, aud
hence dcdnce the scale OF the solar
system.
Venus has drawn somewhnt nearer
the sun than she was last mouth hsrlu
me sun than she was ut the beginning VI
last mouth, aud she is getting pcgcppu
lily smaller IN size her disk measuring
barely one.ttth Of what Il did In midi
summer She Is still beautiful IN the
carly morning hours, aud az she peeps
out over the water from behind cloud,
She casts sheen Of which the young
moon might well be proud. Today Ven
Us aud Neptune are Ia conjunction, being
| hut d degree and a half IN dcrliuntlon
apart Tomorrow morning the two win
| he stu sufficiently close 10 ono another
| for fair indication OF the locality OF
| the moro distant planet which we are
| not always permitted 20 see with unNids
| ed vision. Venus md the waning cres-
| cent OF the old moon are IN conjunction
IN the 10th, hut their meeuu b not at
| an close. Mars, we remember, was In
opposition 10 the sun in August last aud
was then glorious IN his dazzling rcd
ness Since that time he hns travelled
long distance and On the Oth VIII be
IN Qundrnturc with the sun. This means
that the two uro now separated by ~
degrees instead OF $50 degrees. Mars "
still one OF the evening stars. but he "
drawing close 10 the sun, mud In the
course Of fow months will have passed
10 the other side, 10 be olnHsod among
the morning stars, On the 10Th Mnrf
and l.une are In conjunction, hut the
distance separating the two Is far toe
great 10 BE- Of any marked interest Il
us.
Saturn Is gradually growing In size
and Is already bright enough 20 uttrnC
cur attention In the morning Rkiea, ",
" occnlted by the moon on the l2u
hut neither time nor place ~ convenient
for our purposes We should Rro
very pretty picture, however, rs the dis
appearing crescent OF the moon woul,
appear 10 be almost unfolding The planet
ME Isht and dzo OF the moo1 10 the
time nre calculated considerably 10 height
On the science effect Mercury ~ IL
inferior conjunction with the sun ON th,
nth, after which he becomes inurniiil
star. and. glad Of his liberty. hnstcni
ranidly TO the westward just after th,
/ cid year clusos he renches ihs .nl ol
his tether az point - degyoss ~ mn
utes to the westward Of Old Sol, when
,, like the ball at the end Of d piece o.
rubber string, he yields TO the pull ant
, ilios back once more toward the ccntoi
Of the universe.
Neptune was IN conjunction with th'
moon yesterday, aud he has the h0uol
/ OF bringing the annual performances Il
n close by being again iu conjunction
with the same heavenly body on the lns
dny nf the year. With those exceptions
, Neptune possesses but little popular In
torcst. IN which particular he ~ loinel
, bv hia distant companion Uranus, whlel
j has also two monthly coniuncuoul' on
e with Venus and he other With the moon
During the latter ho Is occulted, "a
+ VIZ have already said
b Since midsummer the heavens have pn
@ on some what changed appearance
= showing that the heavenly scene shiiic
r has been right busy. and that he has eHi
= dently made up his mind that ihe SGT
D ling Of the wintcr's nhleanx shoil be q
{ brilliant as Il possibly can be made 2
n bunch Of light 10 be seen above ~
+ eastern horizon soon after dark assure
r. rs that the Pleindcs IRE about TO de
yeop themselves aud that navigation oal
! be once more attempted win aniciy
/ M. least. thnt was what the nnclen
! 1ireeEe snid whenever this group cam
, In slrlt. Magnificent Orion follows HDpl
: nlter and lends dignity and beauty 4
: ITO gsies throughout the night Stil
. hirher II Aldebnrnn IN the constellation
r of Taurus. There are also thr two DO
20 Stars the Twins. Cupelln. Aliai, vega
! tic Northern Cross aud others ~ ~
i first magnitude, which we shall probahl,
know far better as The months AdNnnp
Z and the clcnr, crisp winter aimoHnhet
I a0ords MS chance 10 study ihpfn l
, | ttnlr fuli plurN