The evening times., 1895-10-31

During the month OF November the moor
will exhibit the following phases: Full or
the I'd, last quarter on the 9th, new on the
10th. and one-quarter on the 23d.
She will be in perigec on the 18th and
in apogee on the 24tt. In the former posi-
tion the moons apparent diameter is 3:
minutes 33 seconds: in the latter, 20
minutes 24 seconds. The line which con
meets both points is called he line OF
Apsides. From the beginning of the month
To the end the sun will pass through de
grccs 3 minutes i6 seconds right ascension
and degrees 22 minutes 81 seconds decIi
nation, so that at the end of the month II
will be bat 1 degree 81 minutes Al seconds
from the winter solsticc, which IL viii ap
proach and leave very slowly as far as its
motion IN -dcelinat;on is concerned.
The planetary position Will De as follows
Mercury will be In Virgo at the beginning,
in Libra at the middle, and Scorpio at the
end of the month. so that 1t would not DE
visible IN the evening holrs, even il IL were
less difficult TO catch glimpse of this
planet.
Venus will, during the greater portion
OF the month. be IN Leo, bat Will have en-.
tered within the boundary lines of Virgo
at It's term mat ion. She viii, like her
brother planet, jeaiousiy hide herself from
our gaze during the hours before midnight,
but sninc as nlornlng star from I; short time
before ) O'Clock until sunrise.
Also, Mars will act In the capacity of
morning star, being in the constellation
Libra. This planet vii, rise an hour before
the sun does, while Jupiter, lingering in
zon a little before 10 o'clock in the even
ing and shine in full glory as a morning
star.
Saturn, rising n little after D O'Clock in
the morning, Is in Virgo, close to the bound
ary OF that constellation and Libra. The
early riser VIII, therefore, See this most
remarkable of all planets lowering above
the eastern horizon also shining as a morn
ing star. The distant planet, Uranus,
will be in Libra, and Neptune, the most
distant member OF the solar system, in
Taurus.
some OF the consultations that were still
visible last month have set or are on The
point of setting. like Bootes. Corona,
Borealis, Sagittarius and Ophiuohus.
Andromcda connected by the greaI square
on the meridian: so, too, Pisces of the
zodiacal consultations.
Just below the star, which marks the
star in the brindle of Pegasus, " here it
bends, we perceive without difficulty
three stars ofthethirdand fourth magnitude,
that form very obiuSe triangle, and
in n sonthw csterly direction n rapezoid
of stars Of the same magnitude. Both OF
these configurations constitute the promi-
nent portion OF the zodiacal constellation
AQuarius, or Waier-bearcr.
The three stars in the small obtusc tri-
angle Just mentioned mark the Urn, " hence
issues stream OF water. marked by
small slusters of stars, hich enters the
mouth of Pisces Australis, or the Southern
+ ish.
This constellation would fail to engage
the attention, were 1T not Tor the fact OF
its containing a star of The first magnitude,
Fomalhaut, a French ord, and as such
the letter 'h" not being
aspirated. South of ACuarius is the zodi-
acal constellation of Capricornus, or the
Goat, which may easily be distinguished
by three pairs oi stars forming Il tolcrably
large right triangle.
TWO STRIKING ONES.
Aquila, with the two pretty considerations
of diamoDd-shape Delphinus and Sagitta,
is In close proximity TO the Western hor-
iZon, and Will have Set before tine end of the
month. In the earlier hours of tie Noveni-
ber evening the two most striking constella-
tions in the skies are Taurus and Auriga, the
former containing the two fine clusters of
the Pleildes and the Hyadcs and the bright
first magnitude star Aldcbaran, sometimes
caleld the Bulls Eye, the latter the ever
beautiful star Capella.
Perseus also, connected in certain man.
her with the imposing considerations OF An
dronleda and Pegasus and the great Square.
cannot but engage the attention of anyone
that takes an interest in the contemplation
OF the heavens.
OF all the clusters it is the Pleiades TO
which always particular interest has been
lecture Prof. Nader, that its most con-
spicuo mr., AlcyOne, WIS tile central sum-
irour ,-fich our own sun was revolving.
with its magnificent retinue OF planets and
sa tellites.
There is something particularly allurlnG,
md, as it first seemed, plausiblein that idea,
but unfortunately the theoryof centra lsun.
as situated in the Pleiades, has totally been
exploded and superseded by the correct
one of the suns moving toward the con-
Hercules. Although the splendid
of Orion is plainly visible at
The later hours of the evening, 1t willbe seen
it greater advantage the next month, and 4
description of this most beautiful Of all the
tar pictures in the heavens will be fur
lished in our next article.