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Hepcct of tbe Ibeavcne: 

 3ul^, Huguet, September, IS90. 



By a. Graham, M.A., etc., Cambridge Observatory, 



THE Sun will be in Apogee, or at his greatest distance from 

 the earth, on July 3rd at 6 in the morning, more than three 

 millions of miles further away from us than he was on the 

 morning of January 2nd, when in Perigee. New Moon occurs on 

 July 17 at oh. 50;;/. in the morning, August 15 at 4/1. 20;//. aft. 

 and September 14 at 7/^. 53W. morn.; Full Moon on July 2 at 2/1. 

 23;;/. aft., July 31 at gh. 24W. aft., August 30 at ^h. 35///. morn., 

 and September 28 at i/i. ojn. aft. ; First Quarter, July 25 at 2/1. 

 44m. morn., August 23 at i/i. 20m. aft., and September 22 at lo/i. 

 6m. aft. ; Fast Quarter, July 9 at 4/1. 4ini. morn, August 7 at 

 2h 19W. aft., and September 6 at 3/^. 30;;^. morn. 



She will be nearest to the earth on July 3 at 3/^. aft., July 31 

 at \\h. aft., August 29 at ^h. morn, and September 26 at 4/^. aft. ; 

 farthest from the earth on July 18 at ih. aft., x\ugust 14 at 4/^. aft., 

 and September 10 at \\h. aft. 



She will be in conjunction with Mercury on July 16, August 

 17, and September 15; with Venus on July 20, August 19, and 

 September 18; with Mars on July 27, August 24, and September 

 21 ; with Jupiter on July 4, July 31, August 28, and September 

 24; and with Saturn on July 20, August 16, and September 13. 



A remarkably close conjunction of Ve?ius and Satu?'n occurs 

 on July 17 at 5 in the afternoon, when the angular distance of the 

 centres will be only 6 minutes of arc. The planets will be above 

 our horizon, 2h. 24m. west of the meridian, and Verius at least 

 may be easily seen with a telescope. 



Mercury and Saturn will be in conjunction on the morning of 

 August 10; and Venus will be in conjunction with Ura?ius on 

 September 2. 



Mercujy will be in superior conjunction with the Sun on July 

 22, and in inferior conjunction on September 29. On September 

 3 this planet will be at its greatest angular distance from the Sun, 



