Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-04

hnAlltAN MOVEMENT.
hnseelnls ~ bombay from september
rQial ..,.,.,,..llieD i,soodOc i,iid,ee
hfp2h 70 EUROPA FROM all ind'h, Az
1850 iinl ispi
Total ,au,n.,on 3d,O0 Osl,0oN i,VlS,op
ALEXANDRIA,, EaNrt
ilooglpla gna unlnmenw rom september
inl,pa, ifni.hl l,na.el
Mcc'ts l'eanlarp i6is,ocp tss0op Aihco
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THE SKIES IN 8EPTEM BER,
IN courue OF the month " September
the moon VIII prvuent her phases ~ tho
following dHtesi lnll on tho I'll, hni
quarter on tho iiih, now on tha 18Th, anu
urHi quarter on tho uo,h The sun btinn
oh tho hrHt degrees " minutes distant
from lhe equator viii reach the latter on
lho ssd ana viii on tho last NJ the month
he . dprtoNa south VI II, passing during
tho W0nth over III grp " N drRrOfH ~
minutes aud % seconds. Tho exact point
where u viii touch the equator n GATED
the Nutumnnl eaulnos, ana Al that mo-
mont the hummpr season terminates aud
autumn hpHlnH, Were " not for thu
ehpsoldal shape Of tho earth the points
AZ which the sun IN Ito apparent annual
motion meets tho equator twice u Year
or In other words, the points Of inter,
section NJ equator Rnd oollpilV would be
constant, but by Virtue VI tile ohlatenraa
% tho uarlh There 10 q proiuhUrnnuo Of
matter un tho equator which very slight
W yluldh 60 the attractive foroa Of the
sun IN the eollptio, thus producing u very
minute westward motion Of the euul
hohtn 10 perform q circuit within gh.ml
Years nhd the poles tu CHANGE their post,
ilon Ia tho heavens,
Venus Will ho evening star during tho
nrst week Of September ana not ~ morn.
wa star from tho Rld OF tho month i'm
July neat year. u may hc uren fnr nearly
- week close Ia tho horizon early IN tho
otnhlnH IN tile constellation Nitgu. Nor
curry VIII De M three different upnsteins
lions during tho month, nfHt IN hoo, th,n
~ VIRGO hni toward the end IN i.lhtn. al
hputh M consequence of Ms proximity
10 tho nun II " always moro or iurn
dlrouli matter to catch ulimpap ur this
itnp moTrutlAl planet without mniht.
mailch Instruments Mars viii he IN 100
during The greater part uf tho month
hul hi ~ termination will be- in Nirrh,
ava nliion both THESE cancellations ate
very near tho horizon, u viii not present
llHrif to tho plght any irnuth nj tnnt
Jupiter viii rise az nttln before u.pluOk
~ The moinlnH ana then nui m muiuha
niNr II 10 In Cancer Uranus N oVrulul.
star ana ~ present IN Libra. whlln Non.
iuhn, tho np1t distant member uf the
planet family, n IN TAURUS thnunh both
These planets notably tho latter. can
nhlN DO soon ny mehnH Of a irlrsunpr
haiutn w on the boundary line that Hrps
hthtcH virgo from iibp, aud viii prt
about o'rluOk IA tho ryruiuH TWn
eollpHrn VIII take place durlnr ihH MONTH
total lunar w tho nlvhi ft0m II u. n
IN the "a to a'm a. IN, on tho an, yleltia
hare, aud u martial solar otilpse on thr
lhlh " the munih, Witch however, viii
not bp visible here
Tho word horlFon has mfflriruiiy
familiar sound 10 oil. bat still uirrr pre
thiln ~ many somewhat vpRue motion OF
~ with reference 10 tho pplrHtlaI ruitrra
tic hnilson n greater olroir hnylng
tho zenith ana nndir FOR IT, poles. Al
rhunh either north on south have, NJ
ouilrrrO ilin same horizon Now, dH
orlmlnpti0u in mudr between the rational
hhl nrnnihlo hrriHOn, the plane Ut thr
FORMER PASSING lhiuuull the renire at the
earth and nat NJ the latter hrnuth the
place " llH observer 10th plains hru
nhr,linl and really the lrnHth NJ the
pnrlhh radius distant from each other.
hut when We take The great distances ~
celestial objects INTO account thlu dH.
luuoo NJ 900 mllrH beuOinra unraHnniini,
ana practically both horizons merge in-
~ ouO Nv tho Nlnihio hnfiton Nc uudors
stand tho line where Tho earth and rky
mrri which on lAn1 ~ more nr leyt
hrOhrnaup, rugged Inc but q true circle
on tho uutuftlnt Hru II In u fnnt Of
everyday observation that The rFpHNhr ~
ihia Visible h1riFun depends upon tho
elevation of tho observers efe above tho
a
unlnirruptlnn question how Tar We can acc
the elevation bslnH known
A mfflrlnnily accurate and very simple
fuin IN tho f0ll0wlnRI Express The Gle
walton ~ tho nhHrrynt'H oye IN feot In
crease II by ita own half, take tho bquarr
root AuI tho ronuit ofprrsHoH pretty nos
ruratoy tho required distance ~ inilua,
suppose tho dintBnco VI tho observers
ayp above The lpVnl Of tho ulana ~ nhf
Reryhtlon 10 he HlN foot then the hOfs0n
viii he three mites diaiant The die,
tanrp IN degrees of q celestial Uhio0i
from tho horizon ~ the observer ~ called
Ne altitude and IN observing tho altitude
tho dip " tho horizon ~ " N technically
called, must DO taken into account when,
ever accuracy IL expected u 10 one ~
those numerous corrections no in1iapon
rihle IN astronomical computations Nhute
nrniy can not hc dispensed with ana
where Ila disregard would lrhh 20 serious
hrtofH. In nnlonOo llhn astronomy
Nhleh dbals with nuoh siunsniOua dies
tHnnra u small deviation from tine Vhilan
win produce very considerable deviation
ffom correct final rrHnlir W. more
than once shan have occasion ~ mention
diHhn0aK " celestial objects from each
oth0f moi Tho actual dlhtnn0eH, fnr That
would osno0d tho limits NJ pnaaHihlliiy
with ON limited MnowlodHe ~ stellar dis
,anoeH. but ihrlr relative distance
10 DO thla ny meats ~ linear meas
urs. Mohpn npnple win some ilniea areah
~ d star hana 40 Rnd Hy many fhut on
yartn distant from aiiothur In al absurd
nv. and since We have u do hafc WIN
ohisdin thN are projected On aphetr
Whose Side We are moi concerned Win, W.
must uHe tho oHlY rational measure AZ
pl0ailo la such t-ipe NE circular, Simon
tho QIaat ileaF 10 always vlnildu NJ eui
latitude. w have opilNeibnnt measure
IA ihr distance ~ Tho two fOlnirfe, which
u o dHgfesa and hY mtsnH VI thla VIZ
may hu able 10 estimate WIN suficlehi
accuracy other distance On that gigantic
rolosiiai globe above We.
About o'rioeh m September evenings
va ssa Tho GREAT iiear low dawn 10 no
t,,tthwsat. az frnt tviifihlnE ihu horizon
prndurlnf the ilnr ~ Tho two pointers
IA 4 direction opposite 20 the nals star n
wDl pnaa near star ~ reddish tlnqei
Inc hfiiilangY az Witirh al once euHsrst a
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