Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-11-12
HEAVENS AUTUMNAL GLORIES
BEAUTIES OF The sTAR-SPRENT
SKIES IN NOVEMBER.

Ursa Msjor's BfBjestic step-rhs Western
Circuit Protected by Ursa Minor and
DrAco-sRturn IL Now in Conjunction
with the Sun Venus NOW a Morning
Glory.
The Autumnal glories the planet,
embodying every color-tint possible TO
natures wonder brush, 6nd their full
complement In the seneuous bsauty Of
the stsr-sprent skies which arsh above
the horizon OF the night.
While Urss NJ jlr marches With
nsjestie step beneath the Poe, Ursa
Minor and Drsco protect the wesietn
circuit OF the region OF perpetual appari .
ton. and CRssiopeta ever graceful upon
her throne. extends her queenly sceptre
In the east. assigning To Cepbeus the
prerogRtivs Of maintaining intact the
northern domain Immediately above
Polaris
In the northeast celestial me suration
Is illustrated by the stIikingly beautiful
polyRon Auriga, whose leader, the blsz
ing CapellB, at once attracts the eye.
Nesrer the meridian 10 the ever inter
estlng constellation, Perseus, with Its
iIfal Algol, aud its many telescope
gems.
North Of the Ecllptic, great Pegasus
aud shining Andromsds occupy the east
Of the meridian, while west Of IL are the
familiar figures Of Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila
and the Dolphin.
In the northwest the mighty proper
tions Of HoIcules and the starry wfeatl
Of Corona Borealis have pre-eminence,
and along the ecllptic are the rath 81
uuimpressive outlines Of Aries and
Pisces, while the Y o. Aq1arlus Is on the
meridan. aud Sagittarius is In the south
west. with Oaprioornus following.
A clear horizon will disclose the charm.
ing cluster Of little stars popularity
known as the "clesver," but far more
POLITICALLY designed as the Plleades II
ls presumed that the genealogical slgnl
6cance Of this sppsllation, whose root
means Ito sail, Is due to the fact that
this cluster was much priced guide tc
the mariner
Far in the South shines star OF the
FIRST magnitude, quite solitary In its
glory 10 Is known as FomAlhaut, IN the
Southern Fish. II a line be drawn from
Aldsbaran TO Fomalhaut, there will bs
noticed, about a third Of ths distancs
from AldehArRn, a scalens triangle com
posed Of stars OF ths third magnitude
These stars are Just within the bound
aries Of the constellation Cetua, and ar,
Indispensable to the location OF one Of
the curiositles of the heRvens-th,
variable star Mira ("The Wonderfully
The singular behavior Of this star was
| first noticed by Fabricius, 300 years ago
Il II, for most OF the time. a ninth mag
nitude, and is, therefore. quite invisible
to the naked eye; but once 10 clever
months IL brlghtens until Il reaches th,
fourth third, or even the second maRnl
tude. at which maximum IL nsy remain
a week or more. Then its brightness
slowly Siminishes, the entire change con
suming, say, 100 DAYS
Mr.. Leckyer skillfully accounts for th,
phenomenon by assn ming that Mira Il
not . compact body, but only a swarm o
meteortes, accompanied by G. smaller
swarm revolving about it, and getting
into collision with it-which would ex
plain the Increase In brightness.
Saturn is now in conjunction with thl
Sun, and will, therefore. be visible un
Til late In the month Uranus will be II
ths same relation on the 18th. Mercurl
may be seen during the first hrlf OF th
the month by early risers For a brle
while be will be comparatively close 4
Splca. His glorious rival, Venus, reign
In splendor In the morning sky, and
distinctly visible TO the naked eye durlD
the day, to those who know where &
look. Jupiter will soon be IN position
for comfortable observation 10 the even
ing, as by the end Of the mon'h he vii
riso before 8 o'clock Mars is now amon
the sons Of the morning, but withou
any advantages OF study. Nertune is 4
good position for observation by thos
who have large telescopes.