Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Ithle TO see the planet Mercury. which us
Nfly ~ not 10 he disccrned There Isl, how
NFcf some difficulty Ia Identifying these
sffefai objects, the almanac may not al
iNtfs De no hand and oven when Il Is the
MN cations that IL gives ARE not always
tH1iily intelllrible 10 the novice II would
Nf great assistance 60 young astronomers
~ have some simple method Tor finding out
NlFn planet was 10 be seen, and whore
otacuy II should be looked for. OF course,
NJ 70 NOT now addressing those who are Ia
'iNf possession OF OhscrqtOrlos ana have
Wod Instruments ni their dlspCsal-What we
NHle. 10 consider rs the case Of u beginner
l'N.Mhom the Identification OF the planets Is
fu very troublesome matter. A rs
n"e that the assistance on nn astronomical
tNhu wiz De most valuable SO that the
tN nncf VIII be enabled 10 learn the name
,uI nny planet he may notice ana 10 look
OUT Tor any particular planet which he may
ilpNre 10 observe.
Aiter the student has learned the names
o. ihe several consultations. and has be-
IrlNe able 90 make out 90 hia satisfaction
|lnN uluefent planets as they appear hc VIII
tl+isl reached nc hrst stage ia his study OF
INt heavens. To advance 10 the next he
|iNat OMAN the use Of "A telescope. II will
Nui pe necessary for him 20 have any very
tNikt uf expensive Instrument Ia begin
|uHitn much dhifonOn ical knowledge can
|pf learned with d telescope which can be
Nithn#u Tor a trlling sum. Even tie CONF
4moh nPelq glass VIII give wonderful
iINmpet ~ lesanns Of "a very Interesting
Nnd in astronomy, 10 Is Win Iris last me-
tNpumeut tnt would recommend n hogin-
tMr % Npuhencc. II Us 30 enfy 10 handle.
iMd iis neldof view Is 10 large that a gives
. Most striking plcluIcs of celestial phonom-
INla. Az an Illustration OF what can be
#ne WITH Il would recommend the stu.
Hnt 90 COmmeuce by Directing Il toward
No Great Rear. lhs most Important pnrt
N this constellation is uf course. tho srs.
INm of luur stars which fOrn IA large cb.
INnc or rectnnglC. Viewed with tho unaldcd
IH q, there are some few sfars which can
. tst be discofned inside that retianrie Per,
. Nhpe on a Very cleaf night q person en-
tpwed with AN exceptionally acute vision
hight ucteci dozen stars on Possibly more
But when The same region Is sorutuized
through ihc object glass d surprising spoc-
u ule u disclosed. The entire arOi IA then
"1cn io De htuNdDu over win minute uOlnfa
"A light, 0f which II would be casg 10 count
~ least tND on three hundred i have
specially named The constellation ~ lie
Nreat Bear for this purpose, as Il IS the
#Qsl familiar gfoup iu the sky. But Il
Npfclm abundance OF atirs ln lhla pare
8n1' u Indeed NOT the cnse. ii the hrgin-
~ VIII ~ with his opera glass on any
Niher tract IN the sky be viii md q some
#hu similar result Speaking generally We
LAY say fNAt ne number of stars chat
WOULD be distinctly Nsltlc through al opera
4iass is pernaps ten times ns great as ihe
anner ~ stars th9t could be dlseerned by
ole unaiden eye. 4 would strongly recon-
neud tue learner 10 verify tlis statement
H} exact work ia tho direction I have in.
NicQied Let him CHOOSE Tor himself about
4n1ef tienfi1 maryed localities in tie
HehVcn. ief iliu firsf OF al oount INC efufs
|nat he can SEE thcre with hts Unutdrd fgt,
Hnh iAen ~ lllm count them hun9h his
#ptia glass venture 10 state that the
fesut % u'ls ~ nfsf piece u aAlrono-