The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-10
IT. Dexter Ave, R. l.. PENICk, pA.". 4,
 MONTGOMERY, ALA

our system, Uranus and Neptune. the former is a morning star, rising about o'clock on the 1st, while Neptune Is our evening star, crossing the meridian about o'clock in the evening and setting at o'clock the next morning. Uranus and Neptune are now in op- position, the one rising as the other sets.
 Looking overhead about half past 8 o'clock during the evenings of March. we see the heavens have put on q somewhat changed appearance since last month. Orion. which last month was almost directly overhead. has now passed the meridian and is slowly ap- nroachinx the western horizon. To inc northwest of Orion we see Taurus. con aiming those two remarkable cius- , ters of stars known as the Hyades and Pleiades, so often mentioned by the ancients. Close to the western horizon we see Aries, the Rams which may be readily known by means of two bright stars in the head, about four degrees anart. the most northeasterly of the two being the brighter. Hipparchus informs us that twenty-two centuries ago Aries occupied the first sign in the eclipttc.
 But tn consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, Aries is now the sec ond constellation in the zodiac. AL most half way between Aries and the North Star and little toward the eas. we see a constellation which cannot fail to attract the observers attention this is Perseus containing tho bright and variable star, Algol. which can be easily distinguished by means of three stars of the fourth magnitude lying A few degrees southwest of 1t and forming a small triangle. As Algoi continues above the horizon eighteen hours out of every twenty-four It may be seen every evening from Septemper to May. The Milky Way around Per sens is very bright. Southeast of Per- aeus is Auriga with milk white Capelia. Capelia may be readily known by little sharp pointed triangle formed by three stars. three or four degrees this side of 1t on the left. To the southeast of Auriga we see Gemini. containing the bright twin stars, Cas- tor and Pollux. situated on the edge of the Milky Way. Ponux Is the brighter of these two stars and Is situ. ate5 about four degrees southeast of Castor. These two stars are now al- most directly overhead. Due south of Pollux, and at a distance of 23 degrees, we see Procion. a very bright star in inc Little Dog. While about 26 de- rrees southwest of Procion Is Sirius, the brightest fxed star in all the heavens. Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Is climbing up high above the horizon and will ere long be on the meridian.
 There are seven bright stars in the Great Bear. familiarly termed the Dip per. The two most westerly stars in inc bowl of the Dipper are situated i've degrees apart and are by common consent termed the Pointers, for the reason they always point to the North Star, for let the line which joins them be continued about twenty-nine de- grees it will reach the North Pole. It is well for the reader to remember this. as these stars being always visible and more familiar than any others, serve as standard of measure, which the eye can readily make use of in de- termining the distance between others stars. In . southerly direction from the Dipper. we see the constellation Leo. or the Lion, containing the bright arst magnitude star Regulus.
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