The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-30
GLOR|Es OF THE JULY SKIES
Solar Eclipse Will Be One of
the Features.
VISIBLE In THIS SECTION
Venus Continues as Morning Star.
Scorpio, Ophiuchus and Hercules
VIII he ON or Near the Meridian.
Northern Cross High in the East.

During the month of July the moon WILDE
| in her first quarter on the 9TH; full on the
18th; in herlast quarter on the 21st; new on
the 29th; in pergee on the IL tn at noon and
in apogee on the Esd at 10 a. The sun
| Will be 20 degrees 3 minutes and 10 seconds
north of the equator at the beginning OF the
month, and pass during it through an arc Of
3 degrees and IL minutes declination, show
| ing an acceleraton of motion compared
with last month.
IL the sun motion in declination is OF inn
| portauce in regard to the seasons OF the year,
| the times and the points OF the rising anu
setting OF the sun and the duration of day
light aud darkness, its motion in right as
cenaon Is OF Importance as TO its changing
Loa.ion in the consultations While the
fixed stars, whose proper motions are not
perceptble on account Of Their enormous
distances from US, do not sensibly change
their relative positions TO each other, the
sun has O very perceptible motion among
the stars, and performs during year a fuls
circuit within the belt of the zodiac. or
course, this motion is but an apparent one,
az il is really the earth that moves in the
plane OF the ecliptic. There is nothing
more Interesting to us terrestrial Inhab
itints in the whole range OF the. science or
the sl:ies than this shifting of our great lu-
minary, in consequence OF the diurnal and
orhital motion Of the earth.
The rising and setting of the king OF day
in clear weather is anywhe re mostiInpres-
sive aud majestic specta Gle, and presents In
the drferentIatitudesa va wing picture. ON
the North Pole which human perseTNeranc
and intrepidity VIII in ali probability yet
reach, the sun VIII rise at the beginning OF
spring or, rather, on account of refFacIlon,
about three days before, and Ienain above
the horizon for half year, describing every
day a ciIole around the heavens parallel &c
the horizon, which, on the pole, COMEDIES
with the equator, There the pole star is
overhead. and the directions Of the compass
cease, there being really no mouth, south,
east or west points on the horizon.
Between the pole and the ArCt.c circle
the sun will remain for months above the
horizon, the diumal circles not being eX-
aCtly parallel TO the horizon, but very
little inclined to il, while on the Arctic
circle, or Oh account Of lefIaclon, about
half degree south of II, tie sun Will
touch the horizon at the north point at the
time Of summer solstiCe, hut not sink he.
meath IL, thus presenting the spectacle
winch sometimes and quite appropriately
is called the midnight sun. II cannot but
produce a weird impression upon persons
accustomed to see tie sun rise and set
every day to behold the fiery orb touch
the horizon to reasCend again the next
moment.
On the 29th OF the month one OF those
pheuornrua VIII take place that from time
immemorial have never failed TO engage
the attention and elicit the wonder Of
maukind-a solar eclipse. Even those that
are quite familiar with the causes that
produce il, aud may even Toe capable or TN
derstandihg the intrinsic calculations nee
essary for its prediction, cannot suppress
feeling of awe on beho!ding this most in
terestiug Of all the phenomena OF nature.
The eclipse Will be an annual one, visible
on this continent as a partial one. In our
latitude ii will begin at $50 O'Clock IN
the morning and end at l1:12 O'Clock.
Tie planet Mercury VIII be in Taurus at
the beginning of the month, in Gemini in
the micdlc and on the boundary line ofCan-
Ger aud Leo at the end. Venus VIII be in |
Taurus during the entire month, and shine |
as a morning star. 1t will rise soon after2 |
O'Clock in the morning and be the last OF |
the celestial objects whose light is swal- |
lowed up by the superior refulgence andthe |
aIl-ahsorbing illumination of the king OF |
day Mars VIII be at the extreme boUn- |
Diary line OF Leo, and not be visibleeither as |
a morning or evening star. jupiter is /
stn in Leo, though receding more and