Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-06-09
Study Of the Stars for June.
Astronomical Notes Of Importance to amateur OBJ
servers and of interest to Readers Generally.

This is the month in which the season
changes from that If the bslmy, life-in.
spring days of spring to those of the more
oppressive and scorching heat of summer.
On June 81 at II o'clock in the forenoon
the sun reaches its highest decination
north, aud in crossing the borders OF
Taurus, enters the constellation Gemini.
In the first half Of the month the sun
crosses the Milky Way and blazcs out
from that part Of the sky ut mid-dav in
which lie hidden all the splenGors of
Orion, Taurus and Gemini, as seen in
their wonderful exhibit in December.
The interesting phenomenon Of two
eclipscs occur in this month The first
l. partial eclipse Of the sun on June 3.
which, however, is visible only to the
northern regions Of oUr continent and the
Arctic ocean.
Tie Inhabitants Of Greenland, Iceland
and Alaska. along with thossc OF eastern
and northern Asia and northern Europe,
will lind that the moons shadow will OBJ
scure about three-ffths Of the suns disc
at the line Of the middle OF tAe eclipse
The other is total eclipse of the moon,
which occurs on June %, shortly offer $
O'Clock in the forenoon. Tie moon hav.
ing already disappeared below the west
ern horizon. the boginnIug Of the eclipse
is visible only to the western part of the
continent, and tie ONES total to much of
the Pacific ocean and portions OF eastern
Asia.
GREATEST OF THE SUNS.
During the month of june tie observer
OF the heavens WIZ find the gia't star
Arc,urus standing directly overhead al
about O'Clock in the evening.
Astronomers concedc tba; this shining
point in the constellation b ote' is The
greatest sun in point of bulk AMI immcn-
Sty Of any known in the uniNer e. ara
that the intensity of rs light and heat cX-
ceeds that of our sun in the ratio of 6, coo
to /. Nowhere else IN all the vast eX.
panse Of hcaycns 90 We find another such
a giant globe tina, in the least compares
with 1t, unless il lie Il plntering Vega in
Lyra, which Wien placed alongside our
sun would exceed { in the ratio of 1000 !
10 I.
The mind seems utterly inadequate Tor
conCeiving the immen,ity Of "A mass so
vast, but Wien it is stated that globe Of |
he dimensions OF Arcturus will completely |
Ill all the space included within the orbit |
If Mercury, some idea may be formed of !
Is immense size.
Were We AS near 10 such a Stupcndous
globe. with all us vast resources for light
md cat as we are 10 our sur, the earth
would IN all events e scoichcd To- a Gin.
ter If not wholly reduced 10 lis original
gaseous state. The exact position in the
CELESTIAL sphere Of this greatest Of all cen
raj lumlnaries known IS, righl ascension
t hours and 10 minutes, and decination
. degrees and 80 minutes.
DOUBLE STARS.
Those having telescopes VIII fad spC-
lal interest In the study of IA number Of
0uhle st-rs that are most favorably To-
lled for observation during the month Of
une. CHANGING 10 the northeast from
Irclurus, the eye falls upon a semi circle
stars in Corona Boreals. with Is
nown to astronomers and star.gazers
enerally as The Northern Crown. Near
= is the great star cluster Of Hercules,
hCh, wien seen, even through a small
lesCope forms most impress We object.
OF far away is the famous double star
lpha Hcrcuis, which shows most strk-
y contrast in color; the lHg r part being
q pr, nOuuCcd orange yellow, wore the
mailer one j. deci eddy greco. Rho Her.
ilIs, another double Star IN The same
'i.hborhond, shows its parts t. be made
p Of a white and green star. Anotl er
,ublc star IN This cDn>je alton is star %,
hich shows the combination Of red and
cen star. Perhaps The finest and most
ointment Of all double stars is that which
C. telescope reveals IN The fiery Autares,
Scorpio. Few amateur observers are
ware when gazing at this great red eve
the Scorpion that it hss lntle com.
lnion close alongside that IS # a vivid
cen.
The second magnitude star Beta. "A III
. to the northwest, and lying on the
ok Of the Scorpion. will ordinary
rutiny is fund TO consist of a large whl'c
ID small blue star Just across the
rider Of Scorpio, within the constellation
gitarus, are numerou, clusters which.
th the aid of nothing more than the or
nary opera glass will prove to be one Of
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