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AstRonOmieat AINTICIPATIONS. 
ing: ; ae the ‘opposition, or full” moon, on che done or cke 30th, at 19 minutes peteie one. 
On the morning of the ath, there will bé diy occultation by the moon of the y, a star of the 
fourth magnitude in the consteliation o: the scorpion: ‘The immersion will take place at the 
bright edge of the moon, at’ 54 minutes past'two, apparent time } and the emersion willbe at 
the dark edge of the moon th. 12m. afterward qs Atthe commencement of the ‘phenomenon, 
the star wil! be 32 minutes, and at tHe end-y= = winutes, t to the south of the moon’s centre. 
At-tbhe time of the above occultation; a well regulated clock willbe 3m. 13%. before a true sun 
dial. On the 14th, there willbe a return of the visible solar eclipse of April’3, 1791; but hap 
pening, this month, in the night-time, it'will, of course, ‘be invisible to Great Biitain’ This 
eclipse will be central and annalar; at noon dae corresponding to our 352 minutes past eight, 
evening, in that part ef the globe having 74 degrees nortly latitude, and 198952!" west longie 
tude from Greenwich. There will not be a return of the above eclipse visible in Britain, be- 
fore May 6, 1845.° On the 29th will take place a notable eclipse of the moon, visible from 
begining to end to Great Britain. The circumstancés of the eclipse will be as below: ~ 
Meridian of the Royal Obsérwatory at Greenwich. 
: Clock Time. Apparent Time. 
Boctine of theEclipse, s Th. 2m. S7s. night | 1ih. 5m. 28s. night 
Middle - gio TQ S25 29 “32° S5° SO 
Ecliptic Opposition — Sh aa a2. OOs te | 12 4r 9 
End of the Eclipse, April 30, ae ee Sienna ease morn, 
Digits eclipse¢ on moon’s south limb, 10929/43”. 
This is the farpest eclipse of the moon that will happen before the great: total one é Febru- 
ary 15, 18125 for at the time of the greatest obscuration not less than seven- eights of the lu- 
nar disk will be immerged into the earth’s shadow. ‘Mereury will be in his aphelion, and at 
his greatest maritine elongation, on the ist, when his angular distance from the’ sun will not 
be less than 27°45’, a quantity very rarely exceeded by this planet. But the great rapidity 
with which 28degrees of the sign Pisces, where the planet is, rises, will prevent his being seen 
‘at all with the naked eye in our high northern latitude. Venus will appear remarkably bright 
and splendid this month, On the ist, her angular distance from the sun will will be 44°39*; 
onthe 15th, 40°35’; and on the 30th, 31°7’.. The time of her greatest apparent illumina- 
tion, as it respects the earth, willbe on the 18th,when the planet’s elongation from the sun is 
‘89°15’, according to the ehearent of the great Dr. Halley. She may be seen this month with 
the naked eye in the middle of the afternoon, long before sun-set: -On the 2d this beautiful 
planet will make a fine appearance among that remarkable group of faint stars in the neck of 
the bull, commonly known by the name of the seven stars, and by the ancients named Pleiades, 
from their supposed rainy influence on our globe. If it be a clear evening, she. will be seen 
very nearly i in conjnsction with the 4, of the third magnitude, the brightest of the seven. 
The conjunction taking place on the morning of the 3d, at about three quarters past our 
three o’clock, long after the planet is set, will consequently be invisible to Great Britain. ‘ 
Throughout the month Venus will not set till after eleven. Mars will be up the greater part 
Gf the: night. On the morning of the 9th, at our half-past one, he will be in opposition to 
the sun, at which time he is nearest to our earthy and consequently appears the brightest. On 
the morning of the 1st he will come into conjunction with the Virgin’s spike, a star of the Ast 
Magnitude, when the planet will be 4° 38’ to the north and on the 17th he will he incon 
junction with the $ in the Virgin, when their difference of latitude will be only. 20 minutes 
of a degree, the star being to the south. Jupiter will be up in the mornings ; but on account 
ef the sun rising soon after him throughout the month, he will ‘not be seen at all by the 
maked eye.. Saturn will be still a morning- -star. On the night of the ist, he rises at one 
minute past eleven 5 in the evening of the 15th, 4t six minutes past ten 5 and in the evening 
ef the 30th, at six minutes past nine. In this month he will be found in that part of the 
zodiac, which lies between 5 and 4 degrees of the sign Sagittarius. The Georgium § Sidus 
will be up almost the whole night. On the morning of the 28th, at nine, he will be in op- 
position to the sun. On the ist, the difference of Tongitude of this: planet : and the @ Libray 
will be 3? 41’; on the 15th, 4°53; and on the 30th, “4° 52; 3 the planet i im all three cate 
being about seven minutes tothe north of the star. 
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Erratum —In the Astronomical Anticipations for March, 
Line 14, for | oy after sunset,” read before sunset. ~ 
: : _ JO CORRESPONDENTS. ‘ 
If the seeds under the Signature Salam in the Monthly Magazine for: ae will 
senda note to Mr. Meyler, next tothe pump room at Bath, addressed tot. C. he shall ‘piled 
every information concerning the subject of his enquiry. 
*_* The Plate announced inthe Paper of ia Dilktanti Tourist, not being ready 
at time, is unavoidably deferred till the next month, 
