Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-04
The JUNE SKIES.
Principal Astronomical Event. OF the
Month-AnnuIns Eclipse OF
the sun on the 2stb


apparent motion Of Venus which c,,,sas
IL to dl<appcar from, tho o,.o,t,,, ,i,, 81
visibility of Mercury ,bo ,,,o,,,,ta, -,
four planets ncor tho err a., 49,, 90,
tial eclluse Of tho sur o,, 49,, oo.,
Venus begins tho mor,, a., ,oa-,.. -.
greatest brlrhtross and ~. ,-,,,'' ~,
in tho west un,I IN o,clocL 81.
northwest tie shane q, s,o. e.,
scopo ,s n crescop, ,,u,h ~,
Tho mao, forr do,.s ae.a,.
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mo o,r,b 49,, 49,, n,..
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..'.,. "'''' CIV SUN, MUS pISap-
us ''"'" '"e 'V"n'nE SKY rs the
,,''"'" "''S' AZ th" nrst OF the month
N'"us ~ "r'''ant enough 70 ." seen win
''""'" 'F' III nun dhF''Iht. On inc Jet II
rI''Seu 'he h'ridihn AT z.N p m. afd IS
l'uesfe"s south o. the zenith on the ID
IN" moon VIII %" near Il. which VIII h"lp
| inc observer l''at" II. The planet at that
t'rhe VIII %" d degrees west Of the moon
ana 10 dogr' es farther north. II can be
easily found with an opera glass or nv
looking through plain tub" I'm order TO
Keep out reflected skylight
Mercury may be seen the FIRST few
evenings Of tho month. shining in the
twilight an hour after sunset It Is p.
about two-thirds its greatest brightness
but fingers long after sunset because
Of its northern position in tho sky. or
the first II sets ono hour Af,y-throt
minutes after the sun on the seventh
who at its greatest apparent distance
1t follows Tho sun by about the same In.
t"rval After that date Il sots earlier
each evening and will soon BE- lost n
the twilight.
Five planets arc in the western SIX,
each evening Of the month as tho su-
sets: Mercury. Mars Neptune. Venus
and Jupiter. They all seem To- be- moving
eastward among tho stars but with the
exception of Mercury tor tho first week.
not MS rapidly as the sun. which gradual
II overtakcs them. After tho thirteenth
Venus moves westward. and after tho
twentvhrst Mercury also moves west
ward. thus apparently Fastening 10 meet
tho sun. As the month closes. Mercurv.
I Vents aud Neptune form n little grour
within three degrees Of each other N tho
! bright twilight near the sun, while Mars.
! although ton degrees farther east can
! hardly be seen in the brightness of the
early evening Jupiter alone remains r
| represent the planets which for so many
weeks have given added Interest 70 TIE
| heavens. and H. too will abandon it,
post after few weeks. Jupiter IS IN the
constellation Cancer, AMI moves Eve do
bright star Regulus
| The eclipse Of the sun, which IS to oc-
cur on the oSth. Is an annu,ar eclirso
but partial when viewed from New Eng
land. When the eclipse Is at It's height
| about threeffths ~ TIRE suns light will
he cut off The area OF the earth in
which the eclipse may be observed Gov
ers the continent ~ North America
south of latitude co degrees. South
| America north Of the equator. large
part Of the Atlantic ocean and portions
Of southwestern Europe, western Africa
and the Pacific ocean. The moon is
| nearly ut its greatest distance from the
eorth and has n diameter Of little less
than 20 degrees The suns diameter IS
more than 81 degrees, so that the moon
when apparently placed centrally in
| front Of the sun docs not quite conceal
II. rs dark disc Is surrounded by mar
row circle NJ sunlight. thus giving tho