THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
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On the 29th he sets Ih. 36m. after smiset, 
and 5 minutes after the close of twilight. If 
clouds do not prevent, he may be easily seen 
from March 20 to April 5. There are no stars 
brighter than fifth magnitude in his vicinity. 
Venus will be a brilliant evening star through- 
out the month, setting as follows : 
March 10— 7h. 4:9m. evening. 
March 20— 8h. 13m. " 
March 30— 8h. 38m. 
April 10— 9h. 4m. 
She will move eastward past the stars of the 
constellation Pisces, the Fishes, until the 27th, 
and after that date in Aries, passing Neptune 
April 1, being about 2° north of him. She will 
be about 5k° south of the Moon on the 25th. 
Maks will be in the constellation Sagittarius, 
the Archer, until the 20th, and afterward in 
Capricomus. On the 18th he will be directly 
south, about 5°, of the three stars which mark the 
head, or, rather, one of the horns, of the Goat. 
This is the only cluster by which the constella- 
tion can be readily recognized. The two extreme 
stars are of the third magnitude, and about 4° 
apart, being nearly in a north aud south line. 
The middle star is dimmer, being of the fourth 
magnitude. He rises as follows : 
March 10— 3h. 54m. morning. 
March 20— 3h. 41m. 
March 30— 3h. 26m. 
April 10— 3h. 6m. 
He will pass south and very close to the Moon 
on the 17th. This conjunction will be witnessed 
in Europe as an occultation. 
JupiTEB may now be seen in the east as a 
morning star, rising as follows : 
March 10— 5h. 32m. morning. 
March 20— 4h. 58m. 
March 30— 4h. 4m. 
April 10— 3h. 47m. " 
He is moving eastward past the stars of the 
constellation Aquarius, and during the latter 
part of March and first of April will be about 
10° directly south of the A, a plain figure which 
marks the northern limit of that constellation. 
He will be about 3|° south of the Moon on the 
20th. 
Saturn, being in conjunction with the Sun on 
the 26th, will be unfavorably situated through- 
out the month. After March 26 this planet will 
be seen in the east as a morning star. 
Ueanus passes the meridian as follows : 
March 10— llh. Im. evening. 
March 25— lOh. Om. 
April 10— 8h. 55m. 
Neptune is too near the Sun to be observed. 
Meteoks.— Meteoric stones have fallen with 
more or less regularity upon the following 
dates : March 6, 12 and April 1. 
Occultation of Alpha Scokpionis (Antaees) 
BY THE Moon.— The brilliant red star, Antares, 
will be occulted by the Moon April 10, in the 
morning. The occultation will be visible 
throughout the Southern States south of Vir- 
ginia, north of which it will be a very close ap- 
proach, the star being north of the Moon. The 
nearest approach in New York occurs about 2h. 
27m. morning, when the star will be about i° 
north of the Moon's northern limit. 
Positions of the Pkincipaii Constella- 
tions AND Staes for Maech 15, 9 P. M. : 
East of the Meridian— Leo Major and Minor,, 
Virgo, Libra Bootes and Berenice's Hair. Stars 
— Regulus, Spica, Denebola and Arcturus. 
Near the Meridian— Cancer and the head of 
Hydra. 
West of the Meridian— Gemini, Canis Major 
and Minor, Auriga, Taurus, Orion and the Hare. 
Stars— Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Sirius, Capella, 
El Nath, Betelguese and Eigel ; also the follow- 
ing clusters: The Kings in Orion, and the 
Hyades and Pleiades in Taurus. 
Towards the Pole— Above, the Great Bear's 
Head ; to the right, Ursa Minor, containing the 
Little Dipper, the body of the Great Bear, con- 
tainiQg the Great Dipper and Draco ; to the left, 
Cassiopeia, containing the Chair, and Perseus. 
Ephemeeides of the First Magnitude, 
Staes, etc., foe Maech 20: 
Alpheratz, 
ff. 
M. 
Amplitude, 
39° -f- 
sets, 
8 
1 eve. 
Mira, 
sets. 
8 
9 eve. 
5° — 
Algol, 
sets. 
0 
20 mom. 
59° + 
Pleiades, 
sets. 
11 
16 eve. 
32° 4- 
Aldebaran, 
sets. 
11 
24 eve. 
22° -i- 
Capella, 
sets. 
3 
27 mom. 
71° + 
Bigel, 
sets. 
10 
47 eve. 
11°- 
Betelguese, sets, 
0 
25 morn. 
10° + 
Sirius, 
sets, 
11 
48 eve. 
22° — 
Procyon, in meridian. 
7 
41 eve. 
r -(- 
Regulus, in meridian, 
10 
9 eve. 
17° 4- 
Spica, 
rises. 
8 
3 eve. 
14°- 
Arcturus, 
rises, 
7 
6 eve. 
27° -h 
Antares, 
rises, 
0 
13 morn. 
36° — 
Vega, 
rises. 
9 
46 eve. 
56° + 
Altair, 
rises. 
1 
26 morn. 
11° -f 
Deneb, 
rises. 
10 
49 eve. 
69° + 
Fornalhaut, 
invisible. 
By the aid of the above, the amateur observer 
will have little trouble in recognizing all of the 
principal stars, clusters and constellations. 
Algol— Minima : 
March 3 — Ih. 4m. moming. 
" 8— 6h. 42m. evening. 
" 23— Oh. 50m. moming. 
" ' 25— 9h. 40m. evening. 
Oeion and its Telescopic ^Objects.— In 
this constellation there are seventy-eight stars— 
