3.—Neptune in conjunction with Moon, amt: No. 6* 1T. N, S—Earin in Aphelion, noon, distance atom the Sua: miles. 1o—saaum in quadrature win Sun, 4i 16.—yupiter_ in conjunction with Moon, Bus pin. J. 9" 39 S.
20—saturn im. coal western sky. Magnitude +0.4. Sets on 16th at 827 pin t Venus moves from Cancer into Leo, and will be in conjunction with Regulus about 1° N. on the Ith. It begins to set earlier and earlier, but about the same time after sunset. Stellar magnitude—35 to—36. Sets on the Ist at vit pan; on the 16th at 9.19 pam.
Mars sets shortly after the Sun throughout the month, and is likely to be visible. Sets on Ist at 738 p.m. on 16th at 7.16 p.m.; on Sist at 6.52 p.m. in the constellation Aquarius.
Jupiter moves retrograde, (westward) in the late evening, and will be in the conjunction with Moon, Constellations at 9 pin.
In the north, Ursa Minor and Draco sre on the meridian between Polaris and the zenith; Ursa Major is west and Cepheus to the east. In the East, il Muky'Way crosses the whole sky from north-northeast to south-southwest. The Zodiacal sight may be seen in the "western sky after tne evening twilight. on 16th at 907 pin.
Saturn still moves eastward in the constellation Pisces, but slower (han in the past month. It rises about midnight. Rises on the 1st at O21 am; on me lüh at 1121 p.m.
Uranus moves in Aries and rises on the 2nd at 141 4am. on the 16th at 44 am. on the' sist at 1146 p.m. "Neptune sets in the late evening. It thoves in Leo. Sets on Znd at 1100 p.m.; gri Icth at 1002 pin. i Ring Nebula ¿The Annular Nebula in Lyra, situated between the stars Beta and Gamma, is the best example of the Ring Nebulae, and is the only one accessible to moderate telescopes. The heavens contain as far as is at present known few examples of this class; it is in RA. 18h. Som. and Dec. 39 3y N. The Nebula exhibits a spectrum as if composed of an incandescent gas. There is 3 faint star within the ring and others in the nebula itself to be seen only with large telescopes. There is also globular cluster in Lyra as nearly as bie midway between Gamma trae and Beta Cygni.
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