Astronomical Notes.
An esteemed correspondent, with an astronomical term of mind, forwards the following interesting notes: — Mars.—This planet is now rising in the evening in the east, and is to be seen a few degrees above the horizon a little after 10 o’clock. He is now in the constellation Leo, and is the brightest object in the sky in the north-east direction.
The sun has just passed into the constellation Capricornus. The four planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn —are in the constellation Sagittarius, Jupiter and Venus being in conjunction; and rising about 3.30 a.m. The moon’s phases are as under:—Full, 11.40 a.m. on the sth inst.; last quarter, 8 a.m. 13th inst.; new, 2 a.m.,2lst inst.; first quarter, 9.20 p.m. 27th inst.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 17, 22 January 1901, Page 1
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