ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER, 1881. 



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M. T. 



She now occupies the position of morning star rising about 2h. 20m. before 

 the sun. The verse sine of the illuminated portion, divided by the apparent 

 diameter 13.4" = .884. 



It will be in the constellation Taurus until the 15th, then enter Gemini, 

 where it will remain to the end of the month. The apparent diameter is slowly 

 increasing, the mean being 9" for the month. 



On the 14th it will be stationary /. e. its right ascension does not change for 

 a short time. Its diameter is about 43" 



The four satellites present the following phenomena in Kansas City Mean 

 Solar time. The abbreviations used are, In. ingress ; Eg. egress ; Dis. disappear- 

 ance ; Re. reappearance ; Ec. eclipse ; Oc. occultation ; Tr. transit of the satel- 

 lite; Sh. transit of the shadow. * 



