The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01
THEPLANETSINJANUA
AN UNEvENrFUL MONTH FOR STAR
GAZGRS.

The Moons Phases During the First
Twelfth OF 1898 - Where to Look
for the Morning and Evening Stars.
Prof. Ashmore Forecasts the Move
ments OF the CONSULTATIONS.
Full moon will occur on the Cd and 31st
and new moon on the 18th. She will be In
apogee or farthest from the earth on the
18th. and in perigee or nearest the earth on
the 9th. She will be highest or farthest
north on the LIST, and lowest or farthest
south on the 18th. Her conjunctions with
the planets will occur as follows: On the
9th the moon will pass % So south of
Saturn; on the 18th, l. L south Of Uranus;
on the 18th, A. a. south of Venus; on the
10th, a IL south OF Mercury; on the Esd.
l. IS south of Mars, aud % g. south of
Jupiter; and on the 9th, a. 81 north Of
Neptune.
MERCURY.
This planet lie now morning star and a
good eye may see it at early da wn about the
first, though its extreme southern declina-
tion and Its peculiar position in its orbit will
prevent very favorable view OF 1t this
month. It will be in aphelion on the oath.
VENUS.
Above Mercury about 50 Venus shines
with silvery light in the morning sky. Its
declination Is 2le L south and its motion is
now nearly directly from us. IL will pass
its descending node on the Goth.
MARS.
Mars Is now in the constellation Pisces.
and it passes the meridian at 5:25 o'clock
p. m. Its ruddy appearance makes It an
easy object to find little to the west of
south at dark. At present we are moving
almost directly from this planet at q rate Of
not less than $1,000 miles ar hour. Il win
pass its ascending node on the Sth.
JUPITER.
On the 6th Jupiter will be In quadrature
with the sun and IL will then be on the
meridian at O'Clock. On the 18th at 10: "a
o'clock p. M. Jupiter and Mars will be in
conjunction. Mars being IL SO north Of
Jupiter, or about three times the diameter
of the full moon. On the sd at O'Clock
p. m. Jupiter will be occulted by the
moon, but the phenomenon will be visible
only in the extreme southern portion of the
United States and in countries still farther
south.
SATURN.
Saturn will be in quadrature With the
sun on the ID, and it will then be on the
meridian at O'Clock a. m. IL is in the con-
stellation Virgo, a little to the northwest Of
Cpicds brlseS ABOUT II O'CLOCK.
URANUS AND NEPTUNE.
Uranus Is morning star, but 10 is not In a
favorable position for observation. Nep-
tune Is In Taurus, high up in the east at
dark. Below the Pleiadee, only few de-
grees, is q group Of stars in the shape OF the
letter V, with a bright red star of the first
magnitude at the foot Of one side. Above,
three stars of the fourth magnitude form
the other side. and IL we draw line through
these three and continue IL about half the
length Of one side of the V, We may, with a
good glass. see Neptune Just above and
nearly between two small stars Of the sixth
magnitude just below the termination OF
this extended line. Its motion is very slow
and it will remain near its present position
| for many months
THE CONSULTATIONS AND FIXED STARS
Facing south at z O'CLOCK Jupiter and
Mare are prominent on the meridian. TC
the south and little to the west OF Jupiter
Is star OF the second magnitude in the
Whale. About IS to the northeast of Ju.
piCer is Arietis Of the second magnitude, re-
markable as being the star from which the
encients reckoned celestial longitude. In
! the east the grand coastellatIon Orion