El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-29

$4,000 miles per second a. Euch -
$50 years % cross the distance trcEn
the Pleidas 70 Us Light VITA ~
great velocity takes but elsni ui1-
utes OF time 20 cross the -rterFeulnE
ninety three mil-ions o. l'.lel pe-
tween rs and the sun y the sun
were twice as Tar from u a. u 81
now We would receive but una Irzr-
ter OF The light We new B1- n-tn
each increase o. distance. n bril-
Iancy would decrease a. tho scuaa1,
At the enormous dlstance q AlGyoue.
the light % our sun would Be -
feeble that u could not Be seen With
the naked eye. for 60 would be hlE
OF SIS magnitude There D little
doubt that &c least fry q the
Pleiades surpass in maE1ituda ard
brIliiancy our own gIorI0us sun. ard
Alcoyns e. az least 10 tines 90 brll-
uanti The stars are EunA. and ou-
sun Is a star. but % Is a rather 1rall &
and Insignificant star n the Ereae I
universe. Verify. ''one star oLlteratn I
from another h glory
DlleoFers New star.
A new star. Fhich bla5sd fom %
security 20 a comparatively prominel-
position in the sky. has been f1und
the Harvard college observatory. Ine
Observatory. in announcing Hiss
1lacile's discovery said that the Nova
in some WAYS vas different IRON any
star hitherto known Kiss Aackla
made her find in the course Of the
Systematic search OF Photographic
plates for new stars, which d nov
in progress az the ohserTalorT-
The Lzckie star vas rot found on
any plate taken earlier than AgEuEr
90. on that night its burst OF lane
broke the dullness OF the space be-
tween a star Of the fourteenth and
another Of the twelfth maEEi1uod-
The Nova. when first observed vas
o. 90 magnitude on sept - o had
reached 2 magnitude Of Is etrLELle
furtuatfons have occurred sIncs thlE
time. and at present the new star has
returned 10 virtually rs lrgt Oh
served brightness OF s-5. The spec
trun lz said % be very peculiar, win
numerous b.. ght Ines IA gnusuaA
ne position OF the star Is right
ascension 1Sh. 9m- ga Declnatio1
north II degreeI 55m- he srlzll n
sart map On Gun title page map n
this issue-Decsmhers ahoTl liz 10
The Planets for Deeenhsa
Mercury VIII be g morning star
after December 2. on which eata i- g
in continuation with the su1- T. reach
es its greatest distance from t1e sun
on the 2lsL when il WI b q de-
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placed for observation Tor week
before and 1tter this data
Venus Is stiu finely 10 view - M ]
morning SKY Il win be n conluac- ]
tion vita the noon on the lStA A1our
tWo-rhirds OF the disc Is Tl5-1tc-
Mars Is also a morninE star hslrE
very near The merldia1-due 1uutt.
az sunrise on the 18th. on Wn-c1 1arl
IL 81 152.00o,oO0 mile from the e1rrl,
jupiter rises about $50 D n on "a
HHa aud
En- view all night Il starts 70 retlo-
grade on the 9Th moving 1bo1t three
degrees westward during the Uc1 n !
saturn IS 90 Leo SIN. rising about
the 18th. and 10 2. m on ne slel - I
Is al Cuadratura with me sul-se a.
r-rees west. on December & nnd VIII Z
be stationary on Decemher "a
Uranus is an evening star In Aeua- Z
riuE Its position is given on ne
evening sky mag
Neptune is In Cancer L VII BE- a 4
conjunction with the moon D1c1E1 bar .
IL 10 rises about s-l5 2. m On che lst- I
The sun reaches It's maxim On 1ecil- I
nation south on December "a g De-
grees, % minutes.
Planetary Coafisurafioa.
December = p m-s LercurT q
Inferior conjunction with sun
December 9, 4 p. M Mercury an
Perihellon-
Dsosmber q. sL n Saturn q
Qullrature With sun
December Q, Il noon. Jupiter Hta-
tionary.
December 8, 5p. H. Venus in Ps-i-
heii0n-
December u. eos a. N. Nsptuns
and moon In conjunction Nepturo
nodth degrees. 1s minutes
December ~. 1-29 p m. Jupiter ard
moon IN conjunction. Jupiter ncrtd S
degrees. IS minutes.
December T. a. n. Mercury sta
tionary.
December IS. 1918 a. n. Saturn ana
moon In Ccnjunctiou- saturn north
degrees. IS minutes
December IS. II D. n. lercury
greatest Heliocentric latitude uorth.
December IS, 1928 p n, Mars and
moon IN conjunction Mara north
degrees, IS minutes
December ~. IL .. N, Mars n
Dscsmber Is. e-27 a. m, Venus ana
moon in conjunction. Venus north 4
degrees
December 90. f.a9 a. n. AIsreury
and moon Do con5uuction- Mercury
north ! degree, IS minutes.
December o.. s a. m. Mercury great
est elongation west q degrees. ~
December q. a-a7 2. n. sun enters
Caprlcoruuz 81 inter Commences.
December 81, u ?. ~. saturn sts-
=Naaalllas- q OBJ aaaa O. me- g. THUS ~.
noon in conjunction. Uranus south
degrees, rs minutes
December 81. I p m. Venus rraateFt
Heliocentric latitude north.
December Noon Passes.
December G. sos g. n. Fun ROO
December Is, 11-92 .. m, Last quar-
ter
December %. ss55 q. n. rev moon.
December o. lo-25 p. m First auar-
ter.
The moon VIII Be a. periEes on De-
eember s, and a. apoEs8 On Dccau-s
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