The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-01
WILL HAVE 70 GETUPEARLY
StaT- GazeTS Will Have TO Turn Out
Early to See The Sights.

The August Heavens Filled With
Beauty Just Before Daybreak-The
Late Out May Catch a Glimpse Of
Them if He Is Sober, but the Level
Headed Chap Will Get the Best
Show.
The evening skies during this month
are crowded with objects of interest
among the fixed stars, but the observer
must rise before the dawn if he would
catch the beauties of the larger planets.
Mercury will attain its greatest western
elongation on the Sth, at which time the
planet may be seen at daybreak strug-
CLING through the dense atmosphere of
the eastern horizon. Its position will not
be favorable, however, for observation
this month.
The early riser will observe two very
bright stars well up in the east at day
break, and close enough together TO form
a most conspicuous and beautiful pair
The lower one is Venus, and the upper
one is Jupiter. Venus is now approach
ing It's superior conjunction, and hence
rapidly receding from US.
MARS.
Mars is morning star also, and il may
be seen on the meridian about 80
O'Clock. 1t shines with rudy light by
which it may be easily distinguished. 1t
is getting into a more favorable position
for observation every day, and in October
we will be able to see it when nearest to
US.
JUPITER.
This gigantic world is morning star,
and may be seen very near Venus shining
with dazzling white light. This planet,
whenever visible, is very interesting. A
small telescope will easily reveal its
moons and belts, although its distance at
this time places it at some disadvantage.
SATURN.
In the southwest at dark two bright
stars may be seen midway to the zenith.
The more westerly one is Saturn and the
other Spica, the brightest fixed star in
Virgo. Saturn is receding from us now,
but the telescope will show it's rings and
moons with considerable clearness.
URANUS AND NEPTUNE.
Uranus is in the Constellation Libra.
only two or three degrees west of Alpha
of that group. 1t cannot easily be seen by
the naked eye, but a small opera glass
will reveal it clearly as star of the sixth
or seventh magnitude shining with a
greenish light. On very dark night it
may be seen with the naked eye, espe-
cially by oblique vision, that is, by not
looking directly at 1t, for it is a curious
but well known fact that faint objects
may be seen best by looking little to one
side of them. Neptune is not visible now.
THE CONSULTATIONS AND THE FIXED
STARS.
In the north Ursa Major is west of
Polaris, and Cassiopeia east Along the
ecliptic Capricornus is just rising, Sagit-
tarius is well up, Scorpio on the meridian,
Libra past, Virgo lower still and Leo on
the western horizon. The bright red
star in the south at dark is Autares in
the heart of the Scorpion. At midnight
on Aug. the moon will pass almost over
this star, occulting it indeed to observers
in the southern hemisphere. The out
lines of Scorpio may be easily traced,
as 1t bears some resemblance to the
well known singing scorpion. In the
east, midway to the zenith Affair in the
Eagle may be seen as a star of the first
magnitude, between two other fainter
stars. Near by is the diamond shaped
group known as Jobs Coffin. Stretching
entirely across the heavens. from north
east to southwest, is the Milky Way, that
marvel Of sublimity and beauty, which
challenges the admiration and wonder of
all. 1t is composed of stars and nebulae
crowded together in rich profusion, and
he has missed the rarest treat whose soul
has not walked "along this broad and
ample road, whose dust is gold and pave
ment stars" OTIS ASHMORE.