Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-17

Prosecute" -'oe"uon
aud Equipment OF the New station.
The Lowell observatory at Flagstaff.
has begun 10 penetrata mo -.
AnA- ~,
reis OF Mars anu - Yieiu contributions
"a the treasury OF astronomical science.
The situation In the Lowell observa-
iOV y tu'P"ien' Is
complete IL IS IN ury oelt OF coun-
try, where the climate Is equable and
n. temperature subject to little yaria.
ona NJ tba most sar,o,,. a,a,a,,,
peh' u'''iuut-
ties that ASTRONOMERS nave 10 combat
i. the presence of warm and cold cur
Ia the ntmosphere. II tha MI. ,s
re- -. ,,,,.,a,,.., .,,.,,a,,.. -
melst 'neSe P'VuuNe "hat ~
called boiling phenomenon that
.,.rybody has witnessed on a hot day,
In, TIA air near the pro,nd sea,ns 90
w" , =.
COW ana u''''Ne "a 7'''''''i'eii"s waves
such an atmospheric condition Is fatal
i accurate vision. particularly AZ II
-. al, tho and ~ n teIescono
sns'e a.
There Is utmost anyways some OF this
atmospheric boiling" that the naked
.sa does not detect. but by the now
y 49,, 4.
'iiui 30 "p' W ue mus
nIhed into disturbance that blurs the
sight and spolls any attempt at deli
cate observation. Ihe site OF the
Lowell observatory Is as nearly Tree as
can be from TINS elusive foe OF the
asuonomer
In order 10 determine the most IA
yorable location Tor the observatory a.
z Douglas, one OF Mr.. Lowers stan,
took siN-inch telescope ana MADE
preliminary tour through the high and
w country OF arizona and from his
reports MI LoWell hNed upon Flagstat
Is the CHOSEN spot Inc observatory
vas butt on MESA, or tableland.
rear the lofty BLUM that overlooks and
abruptly descends TO the town In
NE backgrounds is the noble san
Francisco range OF mountains put tney
are not near enough 10 opstruet the
rev Of the heavens that Is obtained
rom me station. SeVenty-tWo nun
tred rect above the seu level inc post
ton is higher than that OF any other
large observatory IA me world
The apparatus that MI Lowell mas
psVNiH'N ANA 'A'' So NN'9NN
the location that he has picked out,
d Of hrst-class character. us chlet
nsuument Is an ls-lnch telescope,
which Is one of the largest lenses In
ibis ountry. Besides this there are two
glasses OF i2-inch ana 6-lnch dlameters,
The observatory was completed ana
made ready for service IN the latter
part OF May or about two months ago
and observations OF the planet Mars
we're Immediately begun, II was par
ucularly for the study OF Mars mat
Tie station was established, and j was
Important that observations OF MN
should be taken as early as possible
Mars and the earth are coming nearer
together all the time. When they hI
i've In opposition to the sun next ran
they will be closer to each other than
they Will be again Tor htteen years; u
SNOW sprlngtime in the southern Hem m,
August 81. In order the peter 70 IN
dsfsiand what may then ana there-
after be seen, up TO ana beyond the
period of opposition. opsefVauo1s .,
NE present vernal phehonlena ale az
but essential. the observers on the
bluff above f1agstah are making huy
while the sun shines,
On October 20 the opposition OF mars
WV, take piace-,hat ~ wy eu i,,, 80
tMh ana Mars VIII then uc ~ ,.li, W w
almost In strelght me sonieM,,a ~. 80
ne sun the earth and me mon eIe AZ
the time Of lunar ecllpse' ~ 'ne ~
Ni OF Mars Is OUTSIDE OF 'uat vi w is
nrth that hair OF ms surface Wilie ei.,i ~
tEned toward me EARN az ine pTr,Vu
opposition VIII pe ehu.eig ,,, ~" bn a
haled by tue SOAR rays, AZ VIII w
iulr Mars on ui'ii'l, r,,. - sI,'' a.
uueh IKE Iul moon. ~" - eiar'1
nel 50 dlmlnutive' eltheI ,or Wv P' 80,
appears through the teleseVpe et,o1
Arser man the moon Goes ~ w "' liz
" Ihere Is hothlhs, ngMese' re IL ,s
~ eelpse OF MATE nv opposs.'A ~
w tar away TO pe IeaH,eu aortb
sarths shuqoW, anu, peslues, liz al,
MOI eNactiy puy oills az ~. a,,, ~
ma Straight line between nun anu ''''
sun
AZ any other time than that ol W
POSITION the surface Of Mars towar -
Ne earth Is but partially hghteui ~ y
Only the lighted surface that Is visible
froin the earth, and therefore the APP
parent shape OF the planet is that OF
lune. or crescent--llke the moon when
she 10 not at tho fuII There IL q OH