Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-28
Jupiiers Moons to Be
in Eclipse.


During the month Of March tho
sun will De moving rapidly north. on
the goth, a. 8i3e 3. m.. the sun enters
the Sign % Aries. 1nis mnrkH tho
official ending " wtnier and the boz
ginning OF spring.
Mercury changes from morning
20 an evening star at 9 o. M March
q while 4 viii not be possible to
see the planet easily for some days
after this date, yct toward the end
OF TIE month thia can be- done. March
"a Mercury renchas his greatest ap-
parent distance from the sun and
can be seen with tho naked eye. n
the western horizon Is clear NJ this
time Il can be noted as a COMPARE
lively bright star. low "a the west
and O little to the north ~ where the
SUN has set The bcsi tine ID look
for Il win be about hail an hour after
sunset Mercury should be visible %
the naked eye tn about the same piAce
for several days preceding and fol-
lowing the date given.
Venus 4 Morning star.
Venus win remain "a morning star
throughout the month while moving
from Capricornus into Aquarius. she
viii be the brightest star IN the morn
ing sky and viii rise about dawn.
II any ono has never been aole TO
see Venus in full daylight he VIII
have good opportunity this month.
The planet can enelly be found half
an hour before sunrise IN the east.
light OF the coming day by means OF
a building or some other object u
will be possible 20 keep Venus IN view
until after sunrise. With care n good
eye wiii be able to see her even al
noon.
Mars Is an evening star In Taurus
and Is rapidly increasing his distance
from the earth AZ the beginning OF
the month the distance VIII be ape
proximateiy li0.Ne00c0 miles, while
al the end il will be i44.O00.0O0. The
planet h now too Tar away FOR any
satisfactory observations.
Jupiter will appear TO be almost
stationary with respect to the stars.
During the entire month he viii ap-
pear to move less than two degrees
Ia the constellation Ophiuehus on
the 4th ne Will be- at auadrature with
respect TO the sun and viii therefore
rise about midnight. By the cad Of
the month he win rise approximately
two hours earlier.
Jupltcr's Moons IN Eclipse.
For those possessing small teie-
scopes there win be several good o9-
poriunlties TO observe 9clipscs OF some
Of Jupiters moons. On the morning
Of the second, ~ 1853. the second
moon VIII be ecilpsed. ON this oc'
castor the first and second moons vii
be very near together. but the sec
ond will be slightly 10 the south OF
the first and moving east, while tbs
first will be moving west On sh'
morning OF the ninth. az 4i3O, tbs
second moon win again be cciipscd.
As in the first instance the moor
viii be moving west and approaching
the planet. The other moons win al
be much further west 50 there vii
Do no difficulty IN Identifying and
observing Il. IN each of the two
cases the moon will not come out d
eclipse until after n mas passed be
hind the planets IN consequence th'
emergence from the shadow can no
be seen. on the morning OF the 24th
however. tho thitd moon may be oh
served both 20 disappear and re-
appear. The DISAPPEARANCE occurs a
s.t1 q. M, and the temperance a
4:56 a. m. Al this time the thir'
moon viii be the one nearest IN
planet on the west.
Any one who has ever ueen one o
Juplter's moons pass into or com
ca, Of eclipse would almost certaini'
enjoy seeing Il for the first time. An,
telescope an inch or more IN diamete
and magnlfying fifteen times or NOR
will answer the purpose. Neither dln
appearance or reappearanco ~ IN
stantaneous The moon gradually be
comes DINNER Or the reverse. tn
change requiring some seconds.
both Disappearance and reappearanc
are visible they occur on the sam
side OF the planet. II ~ an inter
estlng experience To sec one Of thes
moons completely disappear or gro'
from nothlng to full brightness d
the course Of a feW seconds.
saturn low Ia the Nest.
saturn may still be observed IN IN
learly evening rather low IN the wes
lin the considerations Aries u Will p
moving slowly eastward during "a
entire month. The rings can be see
wide omen. the degree Of opening ~
rroaHing slightly
Uranus n morning object an
just entering the constellation CAPRI
cornus. u win not be far from "a
star sigma Capricorni Those cquit
ped with a start chart and opera q
field glass might Wish 10 make