The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-15
THE HEAVENS
 IN SEPTEMBER

The Astronomical features for which
 September is most noted will be the har-
 vest moon and the crossing of the equi-
 noctial by the sun. Close to these events
 in importance to poor suffering humanity
 Is the ending of the dog days when gen.
 eral humidity will be snorn of his glory until another summer comes around ana he is again commissioned to lead the dis- agreeabies. His chef vocation seems to
 be to prevent action, and he may there fore be very we'll considered as belonging
 to the vanguard of that distinguished
 body that Ifs born to fight another day.. The full moon, which occurs nearest
 the autumnal equinox. is populariy ter termo 1o the moon will be full, and the honor VIII fall to it's lot. The ,peculiarity Of the
 full moon that comes nearest September
 g or g is that 1t rises at near the same
 time for several nights in succession.
 A full moon always rises about the tune
 the sun sets, but on the evening follow it's it's full stage it rises after the sunset at
 periods ranging from few minutes 70
 more than an hour. depending on season with the September moons than with those of the other months. The oinerence of time between successive risings or the
 %fsh Maren asapears the equator and increases with the dis
 tances from that line, being greater here
 than in New Orleans, and greater m
 Around the time of the autumnal equi-
 nox the angle between the plane Of the
 path which the earth traverses in its
 yearly journey around the the sun. Is
 smaller than 1t Is at other times during period seems to rise about the same time for several successive nights. In Eng
 land, where 30 many of the crops are
 gathered in September the full moon Tor the month, which comes up for many evenings just after sunset. leaving only
 brief interval of darkness, was once deemed to be a special provision of Prov their work onward into the night with
 out interruption, and thus it popularly
 became known as the harvest moon.
 Twice each year-around March 31 and September 2-the sun is said to cross the equinoctiaI" or ''cross the line. Ine and the latter one the autumnal equinox. When the sun crosses the line It IS m the zenith of all places on the equator at noon. Consequently It's rays reach rom al eve mentioned dates each year the sun Is above the horizon of every point or
 the earth. and approximately for .ne horizon. Thus the days and nights at those dates. making an allowance Tor refraction. are about equal Tn duration: On & ssptemnffpr po,a a x,, shn sn snd Snd the @ six months night will heGin. while at tne South Pole they. will iust be peginnins to get their spring wardropes m orosr' oss, and will be discussing the most success ful of our summer shirtwaist patterns.
 The September sky will he alive with clustering constellations that shine witn autumnal atmosphere Among them may he noted the great square of Pegasus rising in the East, and low down m the ths Pleiades. The three stars. Arctnrus. Vega and Capella, known as the norths ern brilliants, are specially, worthy .d odd opinions differ us to which Is the bright est of the trio. Early in September Are turus is the brilliant red star high m and Capeila will be found in the north east outshining her ncighhors. IneSe three stars form an irregular triangle.
 On September g, the day. of the full moon, these beautiful bright diamona points will be in the same position; But planets and stars oss VIII Gst se Snth fast ths rounded orb of the harvest moon looms above the eastern horizon as the sun sinks below the western, ana seatSe t tSa zenith. putting out the smaller stars. flooding the sleeping earth with siiveEy light. casting weird shadows over one tsaGsSa bsams Pest aI pictSres of ineffabie lowell
 ness that mortal pencil can never repro duce.
 ,r1,roa oF the ulanets reach the position of duadrature in September, the nrs. ohe the being Uranus, which arrives mere 9h oe,,e o,e 9th and then hustles along toWaru ,.l,,S Iof he carly in December. This Is one or Sns S evening stars, and is found not very Tar from Autares. which is the nrignt STSe The next of the brotherhood to reacn tne quarter post is Neptune, and his arriVai there makes him a very bad secono , to UraTus ,S. as 5ts hs dHes Before Ro' tks the Sua have this planet and the lessening crescent of the moon in conjunction. ana so we see that Neptune IS .n m1Tnig h,s tEg,Sent % to hold up the dignity of being the only one of his class for the month
 1up,ter. on the 2sth, the day of the won derfui full moonMis the third planet tnat reaches the uuadrature on ms way so fight more closely with lovely Venus TOT now nH on ali must turn interested eyes to, ward these two wonderfully beautiful celestial gladiators :and watch them as as night after night they get nearer Ttar ahe the middle of November they will be at their closest. This meeting needs only very little closer proximity to anopu u us it nirfnTe is we can watch them approach untiI thev get as near as they are allowed to De on this accession. and then see them 0radually widen the space that separates Ihem as Jupiter moves in toward con function with the sun, and Venus draWs away to the far eastern end or ner tether. Here. possibly overcome with remorse at not having been more socla- ble when the occasion offered; sne turns and pursues her hero toward the goal from which all derive their light, too late alas to catch the mighty Jupiter, who. unnoved by all this appeal, con tinues majestically on his way.
 Mercury Is moving away to the east another of the evening stars, but in re- sponse to the great attraction of the sun, whose null is far too powerful to resist. he turns again to the westward and be- c( mes a morning star some time before | the great struggle between me TWO iarB- CT and more important Rlanets eod aoove do2,. Mercury and the two-uaye- old moon are in a somewhat distant con junction on the 14th. ~ =,
 saturn sets shortly after midnight ana will be in quadrature early in OctoDer, heinz the only planet for that month to reach that distinguished position Ihls is the planet that Is so close to Jupiter; about 7:3O in the evening, and Saturn gets there about o'clock. Jupiter is bit further south. not quite degree however; and in the latter part Of No vember the two planets will be almost close enough to touch one another Ju- anything to do with rings, so he keeps | Saturn at a proper distance.
 Mars, another evening star. has the dts. | tinctton for the month of being occulted |