Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-04

OF the Lesser Dog, il the southwest,
Castor and Pollux of the Twins, in the
west-PolluX being tic farther to the
south and the brighter of the two;
Capella of the Charioteer, in the north
west: Rcgulus Of the Lion. i'll the
south and Spica of the Virgin in the
southwest. while Arcturus Of the Cow
herd, which came into view in the eve
ming sky early in April. is in the east
and we'll up toward the zenith. This
will be the approximate position OF the
stars named at about eight o'clock on
the nights of the first week Of May
Within the past two or three weeks
another first magnitude star has come
into the field of vision early in the
lsevcninG. This is Vega OF the CON
sst relation Of the Tyre. which may now
\ be seen swinging into sight in the
ipoIthcast about two hours after sun
I Set Before the month ends the con
/ stella ton of the Eagle. with the mag
niticent Affair near the centre, VIII APP
I pear in the east early in the evening,
tand about the same time. low III tn"
, ssu,itheast. the splendid Antarcs Of the
stsr group Of the Scorpion will come
sirto view.
: Mercury on the 18th is in superior
/ conjunction with the sun and becomes
aftcr that date an evening star. in
I which group ii will remain until once
again IN conjunction about the middle
Of July. after which it will be a morn
ing star for little more than month.
ON the 18th there is conjunction be
tWce u this planet and the moon. but 1t
happens 1T Il time when Mercury Is not
i -ts#T.. ~
the day of the new moon. the 18th,
Mercury and Venus pass fairly close
to one another. the smaller planet be
, ing the farther to the northWard. Both
planets are moving to the eastward.
and Mercury shows his greater agility
by outstrippinG his more beautiful
| sister
We shall early in July find the two
| again closing in with one another. but
at this time they will be moving IL
opposite directions. once again. before
| the close Of the month. on its last car
endar day shall we find Mercury IN
conjunction with another OF the
heavenly bodies: this time it VIII pc
/ with Neptune. While none OF these
! meetings are of any particular mo-
| mcnt. they serve to show how much
this unstable planet moves about
among the other heavenly bodies. ii
| we ever succeed in establishing coih-
munication with the planets how Naiu-
! able will Mercury become rs a news
gathercr from all the different parts OF
| the heavens.
| Uranus two days after the full CT the
moon is in conjunction with that iurn-
| mary. but at rather too great as
lance for q satisfactory tableau. Iheie
! is; no other event on this month >
| schedule in which Uranus takes an
| active part The right ascension Oh
the planet on the first of the montA Is
seventeen hours, and its dcclnatlon
| 2,o Az south. This brings him nearer
Autares in the group Of the Scorpion
than any other of the bright stars. me
| planet is approaching its arScs'
! growth for the year. and also its mos.
/ favorable location for observation tn.'
of oppostion with the sun, in WHICH,
naasc it will be found early in June.
/ Iupiter, while at present a mori'hs
stlr. reaches a point in about wv
months hence where it will rise auou'
as the sun is setting. and VIII al
that be an evening star. The on's
event OF any importance at all III VIM
this planet figures at present 10
somewhat distant conjunction OH ~,
Sth with the moons growing cres.'"e
Jupiter rises about eleven ociocn
the southeastern section OF the an.
/ about as far to the right of the sun, ~
point as the sun manages to get WY" VIZ,
away down south at the winter %;
Stice. While we soon expect
mighty planet to move into our IT,
of vision in the early evening hou.e
we may still take interest in "atch,n7
for him to rise before we retire 1or ~
night. Surrounded by the throhsl"e
etars. he forms the central point u