The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-09
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THE SKIES IN APRIL.


we take last, lingering loog at the
superb winter considerations, fast hasten
ing to extinction in the light of the sum-
mer sun. Sirius. the great Dog Star,
is in the southwest. bright and conspic
uous as ii is was a few months ago in
the eastern sky. This brightest of stars
will shortly disappear, going down be-
fore sunset. During an interval of some
weeks it will set before and rise after
the sun. When. finally, it rises with the
sun. the dog days will have begun:
In the west is the colossal figure of
Orion, marked by the belt of three bril-
liant second ma gnitude stars. On either
side of this belt, at a considerable dis
lance are the two first-ma gnitude stars.
Bcteigeuse and Rigel the former being
to the north. From the belt depends
the sword" of Orion a small row of
faint stars, one OF which is involved in a
nebula. easily visible in an opera glass
We must look early to see the famous
and beautiful Pleiades. This group, which
in earlier days played an important part
in the calendar of all nations, is now
getting near the sun. Two thousand
years ago il was invisible at this season,
but the procession has brought such
change that they now set two hours later
than at the corresponding season at that
age The Pleades as well as the sister
group. the Hyades, are in the constella-,
ton Taurus. The sun enters the sign"
of Taurus on April 20, but the constella
ton which once occupied this twelfth Of
the sky has now fallen back an entire
sign. and it will be $1,000 years before
The Hyades are group of great
beauty and interest. forming V-shaped
figure which has at the end of one arm.
the bright star Alderbaran. This star.
Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Rigel form
great diamond with the belt OF Orion in
the middle. At no time of the year is
this group shown with finer effect than
now. just as these stars are about to
depart. The contract of color is very fine
and effective. Rigel and Sirius being
white the other two a deep red.
North of Sirius and higher in the sky is
Procvon. in the constellation CAMS
Minor. Still further north we come to the
interesting pair of stars, castor ana
Pollux, almost equal in brightness, and
about ten moon-breadths apart over In
the northwest is Capela. in the corstei-
lation Auriga. Near to that bright star
is a very beautiful little pair known as
The Kids. ana among rural folk of Eng
land and the United States, as the Babes
in the Wood
The great constellation of the Lion is
on the meridian south of the zenith AT
the western extremity is Regulus, of the
first magnitude. and at the eastern,
Denebola. of the second. A line formed
by projecting backward the two pointers
of the Big Dipper passes through this
constellation.
The splendid star Arcturus is high in
the northern sky. 1t is pointed out by
the handle of the Big Dipper extended
to three times its own length. The beau
tiful constellation of the Northern Crown
is near the kite-shaped figure which,
along with Arcturus, marks the con-
steIlation Bootes. The brilliant white
star in the northeast is Spica, in the
constellation Virgo. This star, srcturus
and Denebola, form a great equilateral
triangle. which becomes diamond by
adding the second magnitude star Cor
Carroll, at the point opposite Spica-
Mars will set at about 1880 throughout
the month. 1t is, therefore. only in the
very early evening and at the beginning
of the month that the interesting planet
can be seen with anything like salts
faction. 1t is in the western sky, closely
following the sun.
On the eveing of April y. and one or
two evenings before or after, there Will
be an opportunity to see the planet Mer-
curry. provided weather conditions are
good In nine cases out of ten the at
mosphere is not sufficiently clear to per-
nit lis to take advantage of these infre-
quent opportunities. All the greater is
the reason for being on the alert as each
occasion comes around The quest is
simple one Look at the western horizon
as soon after sunset as the stars begin
TO appear Look near the western hori-
ION in the track of the departing sun.
The only star that it is possible to see
in that locality is the planet which is the
object of the search. To have seen Mer-
curry one or several times is counted
distinct triumph by every amateur OBJ
server.
Jupiter Venus. and Caturn are all in
the morning sky. The two former rise
not far in advance of the sun. on April
% there are in conjunction only moon
breadth apart 1t will be worth rising
early to see those two brilliant planets
in such close proximity. Venus is the
brighter and more southerly of the pair.
Saturn rises a little before o'clock at
the beginning of the month. and little
before at its close. The planet shines
as a pale, firse- magnitude star.-N. y.