Moon Lowest (25) D43 20th S.aft. TRINITY: 21st aft.Pen- Moon Apogee. Sts. Sim. & Jude. All-Hallowe'en-Nutcrack Night. MORNING STARS, ETC EVENING STARS, ETC. 60th Merid. 75th Merid. 90th Merid, 105th Merid 120th Merid Mercury after the 3d Mercury until the 3d. Inter-Col. Eastern Central Mountain Pacific 7 23 Venus Semi-diameter Saturn. Venus. H. M. D. 9 23 6 I 56 13 9 3020 H. M D. H. м. Mars. 8 30 20 11 56 decreases from 28" Uranus. D. H. M. D. H. M. D. VENUS [18th. 1 32 28 0 32 bright on the 24th. Mercury brightest Meridian Passage, Rising, Setting and Place of the Principal Planets. (2) N. Orl's N. Y. N. Orl's N. Y. N. Orl's N. Y. 11 9 44 3 42 341 3 31 8 31 8 # # 1 : Place Place Con H. M. H. M. H. M. Con 6 44 6 25 11 36 6 6 11 18 10 52 1 57 5 47 10 59 10 34 NOTES.-VENUS begins advancing (moving eastward) past the Stars on the 6th and is now west of the Sun. MARS on the 3d-4th Mars passes 3° north of the bright, red star a Scorpii (Antares). THE CONSTELLATIONS Circumpolar: To the right Cassiopea and Auriga, below-Great Bear-to the left Little Bear and Dragon. West of Meridian: Eagle, Lyra, Hercules, Crown. Near the Meridian: Fomalhaut near the horizon and the Square of Pegasus high up. East of the Meridian: Aries, Cetus, Andromeda. The last (Andromeda) -a naked-eye object-may be located by a N. E. diagonal through the Square of Pegasus. METEORIC SHOWERS OR SHOOTING STAR NIGHTS. NOVEMBER. For Pacific Coast Points corresponding to these zones of Lat. add 6m. to Moon's rising and setting, or add 2m. for each hour west of Merid. of Wash. and subtract same for eastern Longitude. 1 S H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. R. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. X. I. M. H. M. H. M. H. M.H. M. H 2 2 45 6 145 14 2 46 3 39 6 155 13 3 39 9 4 37 6 165 12 4 35 8 5 36 6 175 11 5 32 8 rises. 6 175 11 rises. 7 6 34 6 185 10 6 40 7 156 225 6 7 28 6 195 9 7 34 5 8 26 6 20 5 9 8 32 8 9 32 4 9 26 6 205 8 10 36 711 39 6 morn 612 41 5 1 41 4 2 42 6 384 49 2 42 6 334 55 43 6 294 59 2 43 6 275 12 44 6 165 11 2 M6 404 48 3 42 6 344 54 3 41 6 304 58 3 41 6 285 0 3 416 175 10 3 Tu 6 414 47 4 47 6 354 53 4 43 6 314 57 4 42 6 294 59 4 41 6 185 4 W 6 424 45 5 52 6 364 51 5 46 6 324 56 5 44 6 304 58 5 42 6 195 5 Th 6 444 44 rises. 6 384 50 rises. 6 344 54 rises. 6 314 57 rises. 6 205 6 Fr 6 454 42 6 4 6 394 49 6 15 6 354 53 6 19 6 324 56 6 23 6 215 7 Sa 6 474 41 6 55 6 404 48 7 7 6 364 51 7 11 6 334 55 8 S 6 484 40 7 53 6 424 46 8 56 384 50 8 96 354 54 8 136 235 9 M 6 494 39 8 56 6 434 45 9 76 394 49 9 11 6 364 53 9 15 6 245 10 Tu 6 514 38 10 6 6 444 44 10 15 6 404 48 10 18 6 374 52 10 21 6 255 11 W 6 524 3711 15 6 464 43 11 23 6 424 47 11 25 6 394 51 11 27 6 265 12 Th 6 534 35 morn 6 474 42 morn 6 434 46 morn 6 404 50 morn 6 275 13 Fr6 554 34 12 26 6 484 41 12 30 6 444 45 12 32 6 414 49 12 33 6 285 14 Sa 6 564 33 1 35 6 504 40 1 36 6 464 44 1 38 6 424 48 1 38 6 29 5 15 S 6 574 32 2 45 6 514 39 2 44 6 474 43 2 44 6 434 47 2 43 6 305 16 M 6 594 31 3 55 6 524 38 3 51 6 484 42 3 50 6 444 46 3 49 6 314 59 17 Tu 04 30 5 26 534 37 4 56 6 494 41 4 54 6 454 46 4 51 6 324 59 4 45 6 27 5 18 W 7 14 30 6 8 6 544 36 6 06 504 40 5 57 6 464 45 5 55 6 334 58 5 46 6 28 5 19 Th 7 34 29 sets. 6 554 35 sets. 514 39 sets. 6 474 44 sets. 6 344 57 sets. 6 29,5 20 Fr 7 44 28 5 55 6 574 35 6 7 6 534 39 6 11 6 484 44 6 15 6 354 57 6 28 6 295 21 Sa 7 54 27 6 45 6 584 34 6 57 6 544 38 7 16 494 43 7 56 364 56 7 18 6 305 22 S 7 74 26 7 37 6 594 33 7 49 6 554 37 7 53 6 504 42 7 57 6 374 56 8 23 M 7 84 26 8 32 7 04 32 8 43 6 564 36 8 47 6 514 42 8 50 6 384 56 9 2 6 325 24 Tu 7 94 25 9 29 7 24 32 9 39 6 574 36 9 42 6 524 41 9 45 6 384 55 9 54 6 335 25 W 7 104 24 10 28 7 34 31 10 35 6 584 35 10 37 6 534 41 10 40 6 394 55 10 47 6 34 5 26 Th 7 114 24 11 27 7 44 30 11 31 6 594 34 11 33 6 544 41 11 35 6 404 55 11 40 6 345 27 Fr 7 134 23 morn 7 54 30 morn 7 04 34 morn 6 554 41 morn 6 414 55 morn 6 355 28 Sa 7 144 23 12 26 7 64 29 12 29 7 14 33 12 30 6 564 40 12 30 6 424 55 12 336 365 29 S 7 154 22 1 257 84 29 1 26 7 34 33 1 26 6 574 40 1 26 6 434 55 1 26 6 375 30 M 7 164 22 2 287 94 29 2 267 44 33 2 256 584 40 2 246 444 55 2 22 6 385 Sign PHASE D. H. M. D. H. M. D. н. м. D. H. M D. H. M. MOON'S PHASES. 60th Merid. 75th Merid. 90th Merid. 105th Merid 120th Merid Merc. until the 21st. Mercury after 21st. Uranus. Н. M. Con 10 30 D 10 12 7 34 7 33 7 33 8461 2 58 8 이 731 2. 59 3 6 m NOTES.-Venus will be close to the brilliant star a Virginis (Spica) on the 30th, being only about 4° north of the Star. MARS will pass about 5° north of the Milk-Maid's Dipper during the middle of the month. The stars of the evening sky of this month are about the most uninteresting of any of the year. The great expanse near the meridian devoted to Cetus, the Whale, is pretty nearly devoid of interesting objects or bright stars. East of the meridian Orion is rising and Taurus is well up and is a first-class constellation, embracing two fine groups-the Pleiades and Hyades. Aldebaran, the lucida, is one of the finest double stars-having been separated with a 34 foot telescope of 24 in. aperture and an eye-piece magnifying 200 times. METEORIC SHOWERS OR SHOOTING STAR NIGHTS. Constellation DECEMBER. For Pacific Coast Points corresponding to these zones of Lat. add 6m. to Moon's rising and setting, or add 2m. for each hour west of Merid. of Wash. and subtract same for eastern Longitude. H. M.H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. 1 Tu7 174 21 3 32 7 104 29 3 277 11 4 29 4 31 7 12 4 7 13 4 28 rises. 29 5 37 7 14 4 15 4 57 MOON M.H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. 54 34 3 26 6 594 40 3 24 6 44,4 55 3 196 385 64 34 4 28 7 04 39 4 26 6 454 55 4 18 6 395 74 34 5 33 7 14 39 5 30 6 454 55 5 20 6 40 5 84 33 rises. 7 24 39 rises. 6 464 55 rises. 6 415 28 5 52 7 94 33 5 57 7 34 38 6 16 474 55 6 14 6 41 5 28 6 56 7 104 33 7 0 7 44 38 7 4 6 484 55 7 16 6 42 5 16 4 28 8 37 114 33 8 67 54 38 8 10 6 484 55 8 21 6 435 174 28 9 13 7 124 33 9 15 7 64 38 9 18 6 494 55 9 27 6 44 5 9 W 7 264 2010 13 7 18 4 2810 18 7 134 33 10 20 7 74 38 10 22 6 504 55 10.28 6 455 10 Th 7 274 2011 26 7 19 4 2811 29 7 144 33 11 30 7 84 38 11 31 6 514 55 11 34 6 46 5 11 Fr 7 274 20 morn 7 204 28 morn 7 154 33 morn 7 94 38 morn 6 524 56 morn 6 475 12 Sa 7 284 2012 27 7 214 2812 27 7 164 33 12 27 7 104 39 12 27 6 524 56 12 27 6 47 5 13 S 7 294 20 1 46 7 214 28 1 43 7 164 33 1 42 7 104 39 1 41 6 534 56 1 38 6 485 14 M 7 304 20 2 52 7 22 4 28 2 46 7 174 34 2 45 7 114 39 2 43 6 544 56 2 37 6 495 15 Tu 7 314 21 3 58 7 23 4 28 3 51 7 174 34 3 48 7 124 39 3 45 6 544 56 3 37 6 495 16 W 7 314 21 5 37 244 28 4 50 7 184 34 4 50 7 124 39 4 46 6 554 57 4 36 6 505 17 Th 7 324 21 6 27 24 4 29 5 51 7 184 34 5 47 7 134 40 5 43 6 554 57 5 326 505 18 Fr 7 334 22 6 58 7 25 4 29 6 46 7 194 35 6 42 7 134 40 6 38 6 564 57 6 25 6 515 19 Sa 7 334 22 sets. 7 254 29 sets. 7 194 35 sets. 7 144 40 sets. 6 564 58 sets. 6 515 20 S 7 344 23 6 22 7 26 4 30 6 33 7 204 36 6 37 7 144 40 6 41 6 574 58 6 52 6 525 21 M 7 344 23 7 19 7 26 4 30 7 29 7 204 36 7 32 7 144 41 7 36 6 574 58 7 46 6 52 5 22 Tu 7 354 24 8 17 7 27 4 31 8 25 7 214 37 8 27 7 154 41 8 30 6 584 59 8 39 6 535 23 W 7 354 25 9 16 7 27 4 31 9 21 7 214 37 9 23 7 154 42 9 25 6 584 59 24 Th 7 364 25 10 14 7 28 4 32 10 177 224 38 10 18 7 164 43 10 20 6 595 25 Fr 7 364 2611 13 7 28 4 32 11 14 7 224 38 11 15 7 164 43 11 15 6 595 26 Sa 364 26 morn 7 29 4 33 morn 7 234 39 morn 7 174 44 morn 7 27 S 7 374 27 12 12 7 29 4 3412 11 7 234 39 12 11 7 174 45 12 11 7 28 M 7 374 28 1 15 7 29 4 34 1 12 7 244 40 1 11 7 184 45 1 9 7 29 Tu 7 374 29 2 18 7 29 4 35 2 12 7 244 40 2 10 7 184 46 2 30 W 7 374 30 3 23 7 30 4 36 3 157 244 41 3 12 7 194 47 3 31 Th 374 30 4 307 304 37 4 197 254 42 4 16 7 194 48 4 12 7 9 32 6 53 5 0 10 24 6 54 5 011 176 54 5 96 555 03 16 0 4 14 05 15 0 rises. 06 20 07 22 0 8 26 09 31│ 10 31 111 35 I'morn 12 27 21 37 2 2 34 2 3 33 2 4 31 3526 36 19 3 sets. 4 6 58 4 7 51 4 8 43 59 35 5 10 25 611 17 6 morn 712 9 56 565 8 1 4 05 morn 6 555 36 565 9 1 58 NOTES.-Neptune will be brightest Dec. 27, passing the Meridian at midnight in R. A., 6h. 19m. 34s. Dec. 22° 17′ 10′′+ in the Constellation Gemini. MARS passes 8° south of the three brightest stars in Capricornus on the 13th. These stars are the only ones by which this constellation is readily distinguished: they are 25° directly south of below the group of stars known as "Job's Coffin in the Dolphin. The close conjunction of Mars and Saturn on the evening of the 20th will be most interesting. Venus will be occulted by the Moon Dec. 14, the conjunction in R. A. being at 6.26 P.M. and the limiting parallels of latitude + 34° and 29°. This will be an interesting spectacle in the south where the planet will disappear at the eastern limb of the Moon, and reappear at the western. |