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URANUS. 



Date. Right Ascension. Declination North. M. T. of Meridian Passage. 



I St, iih. 02m. 7° 2' oh. 17m. p. m. 



30th, II 08 6 20 10 26 a. m. 



NEPTUNE. 



Date. Right Ascension. Declination North. M. T. of Meridian Passage. 



I St, 2h. 58m. 15° 4' 4h. iim. a. m. 



30th, 2 56 14 55 2 16 



PHENOMENA. 



On the 3d at i a. m., conjunction of Uranus and Mercury. Mercury north 

 57'; near the sun. 



On the 6th at 10 a. m., conjunction of Uranus and the Sun. 



On the 1 2th at 00.17 ^- '^•■> conjunction of Saturn and the Moon. Saturn 

 south 5° 17'. 



On the 13th at 00.16 a. m., conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon. Jupiter 

 south 2° 38'. 



On the 15th at 7:29 a. m., conjunction of Mars and the Moon. Mars north 



0° 51'- 



On the 25th at 7:00 p. m., conjunction of Venus and Regulus. Venus 

 north 0° 12'. 



THE NEW COMET. 



The comet discovered by Professor Schaeberle, of Ann Arbor, July 13th 

 (Comet C, 1881), is now visible through an opera glass, and will soon be to the 

 naked eye. Its identity is still uncertain ; most probably there is no record of 

 its previous appearance. It is expected to be one of the most conspicuous comets 

 of the century. Under date of July 22nd, Mr. Henry M. Parkhust says : "It 

 may not equal Gould's comet in brightness, for the nucleus may not be brighter 

 than the north star, and yet it is not uncommon for the brightness of a comet 

 after passing its perihelion to much exceed that computed from its appearance be- 

 fore its perihelion passage. It has already developed a tail as marked as that of 

 Donati's comet an equal time before its perihelion passage, and it would now be 

 visible to the naked eye but for the presence of the moon, although perhaps not 

 distinguishable from a star. Up to the 15th of August the comet will be visible 

 in the morning in a direct Hne between Aldebaran and Theta Ursa Major, being 

 now midway between them. On August 15th it will be near Theta, with its tail 

 pointing toward the north star. It will then cease to be visible in the morning, 

 not rising until after twilight begins. It now sets at the same time with the sun, 

 but will gradually set later, so that it will become visible in the evening before it 

 is entirely lost in the morning. On August 19th it will be near Nu Ursa Major, with 



