The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09
A pRINArE TErE-A-TETE.

Near the middle of the month occurs
the rather unusual event of bOtn Mer-
curry and Jupiter holding private tcte-
a-tcto behind tho sun. particularly ON
the morning of the 10th. when Mercury
tips his cap 20 his majestic neiehb0r
when within but two minutes of are
TO the south of him.
At 10 o'clock On the morning of the lflh
Mercury is at superior conjunction with
the sun. ana hence lies completely hide
den within the blaze of sunlight sui-
rounding him.
Venus continues MS evening star through
October. and during the time viii shine
resplenlont.y from the western gloam-
ing as the most sublime and beautiful
object in the ornament The date OF
its greatest brillancy during the pres
emit period falls on the -,th az which
time o. sets am hour and half after
the SUM-
This exceedingly interesting planet
comes in conjunction with the moon ON
the afternoon off the 1,th when it Is
little more than two and a quarter
degrees south 0t the Uell-dehuod two
dIvs-Dld crescent
on the evening Of the DIST Venus viii
be in conjunction With Ode planet Saturn,
the latter being however as much as
six and a. half degrees north az the
time.
Mars continues MS morning star
through October Those who care to rise
as early as o'clock on the Sth Will
Aud him maiestically ascending tle caste
ern skies at ~ point about midway bee
tween the horizon and the meridian. AT
this moment he approaches within ABOUT
one and a half degrees of the moon,
which being then near 90 last quarter,
NAV serve t0 bcdim somewhat the lustre
o. his rays.
MARS AND JUPITER
on the 18th Mars is ar quadrature with
the sun. which places him on the eastern
horizon no midnight and on the meridian
at sunrise.
During the whole Of October the ma
jcstic and rcsplendent Jupiter IS unfav-
orahly located for telescope observation
Being in conjunction with the sun on the
18Th he lies completely hidden from the
eye of the star-gazcr on earth. He is
in conjunction with the new moon on
the 18th. and I'm quite close proNmity
with Mercury on the 10TH
lt was within the month Of October
in the year 1892. that Jupiters fifth moon
was discovered by Professor Barnard no
the Lick Observatory. in California This
AANNA' HfNN'iiAN.'f WHICH iH Only NNNAN fIlaN
hundred miles in diameter and some
10000 million miles distant from the outer
surface Of its mighty primary. entered
into the field Of the great Lick tele-
scope as Unexpectedly as the two moons
of Mars swung into that of Professor
Halls refracter az Washington in August.
1871
Saturn continues as conspicuous oh
iect in the western sky during the early
October evenings. Ills gradual approach
toward conjunction with the sun. which
does not occur before December 9Th Will
tend 10 diminish materially his brilliancy.
and with the close of the month will
fade into insicuidcance before his great
primary He is IN conjunction with the
moon on the 18Th. and with Venus on
the 22d.
Uranus lies low down I'm the western
heavens. and on the 18th is q little more
than three degrees north OF the two
days-old cusp of the new moon
Neptune. as in previous months. reposes
amid the spicrior that reigns I'm Tau
rus. and on the 9Th was within nearly
Ihree degrees of the rapidly-waning
Harvest moon. w 4. O..