Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-03

Interfere with our tatleaux. The same
can be s1id In measure with Jupiter.
upon whom the rapidly fading crescent
makes visit on the 2ist. Roth OF these
beautiful bodies are too close to the sun
at this time to admit OF our seeing them,
so we need not try to discover their near
ness to one another. The one-day-old
moon and Mars have their innings on the
I'd. and the meeting Is extremely close,
as there IL less than one half OF n degree
between the two. Venus and the moon
carry the monthly programme through
on their shoulders, and. II the night Of
the 2ith be clear, We shall have most
pleasing spectacle In the western sky
shortly after sunset although, strictly
speaking. the nearest approach OF the two
does not take place until some hours
later. On the 2Sth the day OF its quarter
ing. the moon visits Saturn, and ends
the month, as II began, by a meeting
with Uranus. but at this we are no bet
ter off than we were the first time. We
are by this time. perhaps, accustomed
TO the absence Of Jupiter from the eve
ming skies. and do not miss him so much
as at first. Other attractions have re-
placed him. and prepared US more or less
TO welcome his bright face the more
warmly when he is once more restored
to us ON the 10Th he draws in toward the
suns position. and the two are In con-
[ junction. after which the mighty planet
takes his place among the morning stars.
FAlRER THAN EVER.
Venus H. fairer than ever to gaze upon
this month, as she reaches her farthest
from the sun on the lltb. at which time
she sets rather more than three hours
after the light OF day fades from our
view. Her disk is still increasing in
size and will continue to do so until the
summer girls influence ceases to be
potent factor in our calculations. AS al
ready stated, Luna and the Queen have
/ agreed TO be the two NEST prominent
pieces in a tableau that is to take place
on the evening Of the 9th. and as nights
sable curtain rises and shuts out the light
Of day we shall have something
worth lingering on the piazza TO look
at.
Neptune is. in July, ranked among the
morning stars with Mercury. which latter
81 just in conjunction with the sun, and
changing from an evening 10 a morn
ing star Neptune IS on his way TO the
westward. and is already one hour and
three quarters ahead Of the sun in rising.
Mercury is also on mis- way 10 the west
ward during the greater part OF the
month, reaching his farthest point from
the sun on the 22d. the day Of the new
moon, after which ne once more turns
in toward our centre of light and heat.
He will again be in conjunction in
August. and will not be visible to us as
an evening star until the latter part of
September.
Saturn is an evening star, and on the
2}d is in quadrature with the sun. which
tells us that his journey is one-quarter
completed and there are hours sepa-
rating him from old Sol. The planet will
not complete the next quarter OF his
route. which brings him in conjunction
with the sun. until the early days OF
November. and after that he will be
morning star.
Uranus also ranks among the evening
stars. and with artificial aid he can be
found in the constellation of Libra, which
has already been referred to as the zodia-
cal constellation for the month
Mars is with the majority, and ranges
! himself under the banners Of the fair
Venus who reigns supreme in the evening
skies. He gets very close To the one-day-
old moon on the 23d, but the two VIII
be so very near tho sunlight that we shall
not have very great treat.