By Sirius, 2 Saturn in conjunction with the moon, Sam, Saturn 7° 3 N.
3 Full moon Q, 6.41 p.m.
4 Jupiter stationary in the heavens, noon. 5 Mars in conjunction with the moon, Sp.m. Mars 3° N.
Venus and Mercury. in conjunction, 10 a.m. Mercury 1° 3 9 Moon in apogee, noon. About 251,500 miles away from the earth.
11 Last quarter (moon) ¢, 9.10 a.m. 15 Venus crosses the equator, moving northwards, 17 Venus in conjun with the moon, 8 p.m. Venus 5° Mercury in conjunction with the moon, 9 a.m. Mercury Mercury at greatest elongation West (27° 3) 1 pan.
19 New moon @, 5.29 a.m.
20 Sun enters 5.39 p.m.
21 Moon in peng 1. About 225,500 miles distant from our earth.
Mars in opposition, 5 p.m.
25 First quarter (moon) 9.13 p.m. 26 Jupiter in conjunction with the moon, Tam. Jupiter 63° N.
28 Saturn in conjunction the moon, 7am. Saturn 7° 3'
Mars at point of its orbit nearest to our earth, 54,160,600 miles away. 80 Jupiter in quadrature, 2 a.m.
Paasus or THe Moox.
Day—Hour Full moon Q 3° 6.41 p.m.
Last quarter (11 9.10 p.m. Peking New moon $ 19 5.29 a.m. time, First quarter) 25 9.13 p.m.
Moon in apogee 9 noon, About 251,500 miles distant from the earth. perigee 219 a.m. About 225,500 miles away from our earth, Tue Starry Heavens ar 9 Pat.
As the earth advances on its orbit around the sun, a distance of _neay £€00,000,000 miles long, new constellations become visible to us during the night. In tie month of April, the following may be principally observed:—In the Eastern quadrant, Arcturus in Postes, the bear-driver. Lower down near the equator, is Virgo, of which the principal Spica attains the first. magnitude. Beneath Virgo, and little above the horizon are Corvus, Crater and Hydra, This last is a long straggling serpent, having its head near Procyon (the Little Dog), and extending its dail far beyond Virgo, a distance of more than 1009, To the South, on the zenith, is Regulus in Leo. It is a brilliant star of the first magnitude. Denebola, a star of the second magnitude, is found in the tail of the monster.
In_the Western quadrant are found the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, six stars which are visible to the naked eye. Lower down on the ecliptic are Alde. baron in Taurus, a fiery red star of the first magnitude; "Gemini, Orion, followed by Procyon' and Sirius, two of the brightest stars of the heavens. More than eight years are required for the light of Sirius to reach our earth.
The Milky Way or Galaxy extends across the heavens from northwest to southwest. As the earth advances, the stream of suns comprised within this vast expanse becomes more and more apparent, and offers to our gaze one of the most spectacular objects during the sammer months.
ASPECTS OF THE PriNcirat PLaNers.
Mercury.—A morning star, rising due "Rast. In conjunction with Venus on the Sth, and at greatest elongation West (27° 31') on the 17th. Mercury may be observed in the early
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