Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-05
AUTUMN'S BRILLIANT SKIES

The bright autumnai skies OF mild Octo-
Der VIII present many objeots OF interest
to those who love the grandeur OF the
stars and who can appreciate the beauty
and the meaning OF these "far of orbs OF
light" On the first Mercury will attain
Its greatest eastern eiongatlon. mud for
several evenings this shy planet may lie
seen at dusk in the west, about fifteen de-
grees above the horizon and n little to the
south OF the SUMS track. on the 2ith Il
VIII be in inferior conjunction. and on the
18Th II VIII pass within half a degree
the planet Mars. Mercury shines with a
bright white light, as u star OF the first
magnitude.
Venus is now morning star, and Il may
be seen rising at daybreak, almost directly
In the eest. Only a Few weeks ago this
brilliant star graced the western sky at
dark, while now Il appears ahead OF the
sun. The anoieEts could not understand
this change. Indeed, they believed that
there were two stars, instead OF one. They
called the eveningrstRr Hespcrus and the
morning star Lucftr. For more than 1900
years these alterations OF Venus have
been observed and recorded.
Mars will be In conjunction with the sun
on the 18th. and hence 1t will be invisible
this month.
Jupiter rises about midnight. about 20
degrees north of east, and Is by far the
brightest OF the morning stars. This In
teresting planet will soon he IN n favor
able position for observation. when
small telescope will reveal Its moons and
telts.
Saturn and Uranus are both on tho or
poslte side of the sun from us and hence
invisible. Neptune rises about O'Clock
In tho constellation Taurus, near Aid
haram. the bright red star in the V shaped
group of the lIyades, Neptune Is never
visible to the naked eye.
N hn Ia l.. T.. II
to the west OF Polarls and Casslopoia IL
above and to the east. Nearly overhead
and little to Tho northwest is the bright
blue star Vega in the constellation Lyra
while near the horizon in the northwest
Arcturus shines with pale, red light.
Near the zenith is Affair In the Eagle.
In a straight line between two other
smaller stars, Here the Galaxy or Milky
Way divides Into two distinct streams OF
stars. which reunite near the horizon.
In the southwest, Autares IN the Scorpion
b with red light. In the north
e. Perseus, with Algol Is rising. and
later Arites, Capella and orion appear
with their wealth of worlds. Above and
to the northeast OF the North Star, about
thirty degrees, is n group OF bright stars
In the shape Of an inverted chair. This
Is Cassiopela. II line be drawn from
the North Star through this group and
extended about twenty degrees It Will
locate the great Nebula OF Andromeda
very near the upper end OF line OF three
RANT stars. This wonderful nebula is
scarcely visible 10 the naked eye, but With
IN Its narrow limits more than fifteen hun
ered separate stars have been counted, and
1t is probable that millions OF others still
unresolved blend their delicate beams 20
form the pearly blush upon our midnight
SKY And yet each one OF these points OF
light Is sun like our own, probably sur
rounded by worlds which are Invested
with an immense life, scarcely guessed at
by US, Otis Ashmore.