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ROUGH ASTRONOMICAL NOTES.

Febkuaby, 1880. The Sun's meridian altitude, and the New Zealand mean time of his meridian passage, rising and setting at Dunedin : Day. OnMcrid. Rises. Bets. hj. m. s. hj. m. hj. m. 7 69' 31' 0 22 18 5 16 7 28 14 67" 14' 0 22 20 5 20 7 17 21 64° 47' 0 21 47 6 87 7 6 28 52° 11' 0 20 42 6 47 0 64 Tim moon's phases. New moon—4d 2h 45m p.m. First quarter—l2d 2h l«rn p.m. Full moon—l9d 5h 45m a.m. List quarter—26d 4h 41m a.m. tub moon's position. Greatest southing-Id 2h a m, Apoffee—3d llh p.m. Greatest northing—lsd Oh p.m. Perigee—lßd 2h p.m. Greatest southing— 28d 9h a m. The Moon will be in conjunction with Mercury on the 3rd, with Venus on the 6th, with Saturn on the 12th, with Mars on the 20th, and with Jupiter on the 21st. Venus will be in inferior conjunction with the Sun on the 19th, after which it will be a morning star. Mercury will be in superior conjunction with the Sun on the 25th. LUNAR OCCULTATION. Day. Star. Mag. Disappears. Re-appcars. hj. m. hj. m. 17 61 Canorl .. 6 812 S. 81° E. 921 N. 76° W. BCLffSBS OK JUriTKR'S SATELMTKS. d. hj. m. 8. I Satellite disappears .. 3 10 33 64 IV „ 0 10 8 37 JV „ reappears .. _ 6 12 21 37 I „ disappears.. .. 10 12 27 1 HI „ re.appcars.. ..17 838 23 1 „ disappears.. ..19 848 29 HI „ 24 9 43 9 II „ „ .. .. 26 8 25 27 I „ „ .. .. 26 10 41 40

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Evening Star, Issue 6815, 1 February 1886, Page 4

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ROUGH ASTRONOMICAL NOTES. Evening Star, Issue 6815, 1 February 1886, Page 4

ROUGH ASTRONOMICAL NOTES. Evening Star, Issue 6815, 1 February 1886, Page 4