El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-28

moon in conjunction. Neptune south
four degrees SO min
Oct q, 600 Uranus and sun at
puadrature.
Oct. 81. 1:2s p. m Venus and moon
in conjunction. Venus north three de-
grees is min.
Oct, 81. ITO a. m. Mercury and moon
in conjunction Mercury north two de-
grees two min.
airy.
Moon Phases.
Oct s, sos p. m. First quarter.
Oct Is, 11:16 a m Full moon
Oct p, 1903 p m Last quarter.
oct 2S, 1888 a m New moon.
"A New Comet.
Bulletin $40, Harvard College Obser-
VatOry, Sept 2, I913.-A telegram re-
ceiVed at this observatory today from
Rev Joel Metcalf, at South Hero. Yer
mont announces the discovery of a
comet by him in the following position:
Sept L Sc. G. NJ. T. Right ascension
six hours so minutes. DecIination
north 81 degrees. The comet was of
the ninth magnitude, and had a slow
northerly motion.
Edward c. Pickering, Director.
Cine position given would show the
comet to be in the constellation Lynx
and IN straight line about one-third
OF the distance between Capella. the
first magnitude star in Auriga. and the
uppermost of the two end stars Of the
Big Dlpper, '-Editor.)
Another Comet
Harvard College Observatory. Buue-
tin 525-A cablegram received at this
observatory from Kiel gives the follow
ing position of Neujimin's Comet as OBJ
served by Graff:-September s, G. NJ. T.
X A 23h, 49m. 55s 9. Dec degrees,
q MIN, A sec. The comet was visible
FOL
Edward c. Pickering, Director.
visible (Evening) OccultatiOns.
(By William A Mason)
Algol is such an interesting star that
every star lover should be able to locate
II and follow its perfectly regular Oc-
cuItatlons, which occur at intervals of
TWO days, 20 hours, As minutes and SIS
seconds That is, they occur every
third day about hours and II minutes
revolution of AlgOI and its dark COM
pahlon about common center Of
gravity In plane passing through our
sun The dark companion, which is
about the size of our sum- is slightly
smaller than AlgOl and does not totally
eclipse him, but reduces his light every
three days from the second to the
fourth magnitude.
The eclipse lasts ten hours-five
hours diminishing to the minimum and
IlFe hours IN passing Off
Below are the dates for all the visible
CeYening) minima throughout the sea-
son. 1t is interesting to note that the
eclipse that one sees on any particular
evening actually took place 112 years
ago, the light only just reaching us
traversing a celestial space of 500 tril-
lion miles
One may keep track of Algol indefin-
ltely if ne notes that the series is re-
peated every 172 days go occultatiOns),
but 55 minutes later; or every 344 days
tl2O occulatiOns). one hour, so minutes
later. This accompanying chart will as
sist the readers in location this star.
19I3.-Oct. u, 1870 p. M; Oct. 10,
1880 p, m; Oct. IS, AIS p. m; Nov. 1,
1850 (Mdt.): Nov. 4. $40 p. m; Nov. 7,
$50 p. m; Nov. q, 1O:4O D. M; Nov. q,
1850 p. m; Nov. so, AIS p. m; Dec. IA.
1850 (mdt); Nee II. 9:4O p. m; Dec.
20. $50 p m.
1914.-Jan. 6. 1O:4O p. m; Jan. 9, 1880
p. m; Jan u. AIS p. m; jan 26. 1850
'Mdt); Jan. 90 9:4O p. M; Feb. 1, $50
D. m; Feb. IS. 11;20 p. m; Feb. p, $40
p m; Mar II. LOS a. m; Mar. 13, $3.50
p m; Mar 16, $40 p m.
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