SUN AND PLANETS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1883. 306 
Virginis, a star of the sixth magnitude. On the 6th, Alpha i and Alpha 2, 
Librae, the first a star of the sixth, and the second, a star of the second magni- 
tude; both stars will disappear behind the Moon before it is dark enough to see 
them; their reappearance can be seen 6 h. 32 min. and 6 h. 57 min. P. M. On 
the 13th a star of fourth magnitude, in the constellation Aquarii, is occultated at 
II h. 13 min. P. M. On the i6th, two stars 21 and 25 Piscium, both of the 
sixth magnitude; on the 17th, E Piscium of the fourth magnitude; on the i8th, 
54 Ceti and B A. C. 609, both of the sixth magnitude; on the 19th, Gama Arie- 
tis, fifth magnitude; on the 21st, B. A. C. 1468 and 2 Tauri, sixth magnitude; 
on the 25th A. i and A. 2 Cancri, both of the sixth magnitude; on the 26th, W. 
Leonis, fifth magnitude. All of the above accultations are visible at Kansas 
City, besides these it will make ninety-one occupations visible in different parts 
of the earth. It will also pass Saturn on the 21st, Mars on the 24th, Jupiter on 
the 25th, Uranus on the 29th and Venus on 30th. 
SUN AND PLANETS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1883. 
W. DAWSON, SPICELAND, IND. 
The Sun's increase of right ascension, caused by the Earth's motion around 
the Sun, brings it to R. A. loh. 42m. on September ist, and i2h. 26m. on the 
30th. The show of solar spots thus far (nth) has been very small compared 
with last month. But two or three good sized spots and considerable faculge near 
the east edge, I think indicate an increase spot-producing activity. 
Mercury is evening star this month. It arrives at greatest eastern elonga- 
tion on the loth. For a few evenings before and after this date Mercury may be 
seen with naked eye a little south of west in the waning twilight. Spica, the 
bright star in Virgo, will be a few degrees above, and southward, of the planet. . 
Venus is near the Sun — coming to superior conjunction the 20th; after which it 
v/ill be an evening star. 
Mars is among the prominent stars in central Gemini — southerly from Castor 
and Pollux toward Procyon. Jupiter is morning star and very prominent con- 
siderably north of east. It rises about 2 A. M. on the ist, and soon after mid- 
night on the 30th. Its moons may be seen easily with a spy-glass one and a half 
inch diameter. Saturn is high up in the morning sky ; souths a little before 6 
A. M. on the ist, and about 4 A. M. on the 30th. It is about 5° nearly north 
of Aldebaran, and changes place among the stars but very little during the month. 
Uranus will be in conjunction with the Sun on the i6th. Neptune is in a blank 
region in Taurus nearly 10° southwest of the Pleiades. 
