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so fearful that it has been alleged that 

 it was the immediate cause of the ab- 

 dication of the Emperor Charles \ . 

 It may be added that Prof. Forbes's 

 theoretical discover}- of a planet be- 

 yond Neptune was anticipated many 

 years ago, and that then, too, the as- 

 sertion of its existence was based 

 upon the behavior of this same curi- 

 ous familv of comets. 



be conspicuous in the Eastern part of 

 the constellation Leo. He rises about 

 8 P. M. at the beginning' of the month, 

 and crosses the meridian about 2 A. 

 M. He is always a splendid telescopic 

 object, and his colored belts and rap- 

 idly moving moons are sources of 

 unending enjoyment for the observer. 

 Being 1300 times larger than the earth, 

 I u] liter is an imposing object even to 



FEB..M00N Phases 

 Full Moon. Feb. S. 

 Last Qtr, Feb. 13. 

 NewMoon,F£3.20. 

 First Qtr.,Feb 26. 



Evening SkyMap for February 



- - NOR.TH 



FACE SOUTH AND 

 HOLD THE MAP OVER 

 YOUR HEAD-THE TOP 

 NORTH. ANDYOUWILLSEE 

 THESTARSANDPLANETS 

 JUST AS THEY APPEAR 

 INTHE HEAVENS 



SOUTH 



This month Mercury is an evening 

 star, setting very early. The reader 

 who possesses a Planet Finder may 

 locate it on the chart by placing the 

 disk representing it at the 329 degree 

 mark on February 5. Saturn is also 

 an evening star, setting early, but to 

 indicate its position it is shown on 

 the western horizon in the chart, al- 

 though it sets too early for the hours 

 that the chart represents. Jupiter 

 continues throughout the month to 



the naked eye. If he were as near to 

 us as the moon his immense globe 

 would till half the sky, and the little 

 earth would become one of his satel- 

 lites. Neptune, only visible in the 

 most powerful telescopes, is an even- 

 ing star, in Gemini, crossing the meri- 

 dian about 10 o'clock at the beginning 

 of the month and 8 o'clock at the end. 

 Venus, Mars, and Uranus are all 

 morning stars. 



