Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1924, Page 38

o 3 THE * SUNDAY THE STARRY SKIES IN MAY By Prof. Barton of the University of Pennsylvania. The principal astronomical event of the month is the transit of Mercury on May 7. Transit Is the ferm ap- plied by astronomers to the cvent of me body coming between us and a body of larger apparent size. Thus we speak of the transits of Mercury ind Venus or of comets over the face »f the sun or of the transits of the satellites of a planet over its face, When our moon comes between the | standard time. 15 p.m. The position of Mercury and the center of the sun at other times are as marked on the riagram. At 4:44 pm. Mercury, moving west- ward in its path, comes into apparent jcontact with tNe sun moving east- ward at “A.” and the transit begins, From that time until 12:39 am. of May 8, the position of Mercury lies within' the sun’s disc. At that time it passes off the disc at “B." In order that such a transit should occur it is nec: y that the sun and The sun passes it at | May 7 | or November 10. It Is also necessary_ that Mercury be near the node. Mercury moves from its node back to the same node in eighty-eight days. The sun passes Mercury at in- tervals of 116 days on the average. Usually Mercury is so far above or below the path of the sun when the sun passes it that no transit occurs Thus, in Figure 2, had the sun been east of position C \when it passed Mer- cury, no transit would have occurred. It is’ for this reason that transits are I'AR, Goats Cross Path Of Ye Poundmaster; Freedom Costs $2 Two goats that meandered off the premises of their owner, in the Southwest section, yesterday were unfortunate enough to cross the path of Poundmaster Smith, After leading a “dog’s life” at the District pound for a few hours, where they mingled with lowly mongrels and thorough- WASHINGTON, D. (., APRIL SULLIVAN AIDED BUTLER. Philadelphia Visit , Explained in Letter to Police Head. Mystery surrounding the visits of Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of police, to Gen. Butler, clean-up director for FPhiladelphia, has been cleared up. While speculation was rife for a ume that Maj. Sullivan had been asked to assume control of the per- sonnel of Philadelphia police depart- ment, today's discovery reveals that he really went to Philadelphia to 27, 1924 —PART 1. help pick out an inspector of wel- fare ond a police inspector for Maj. Butler. An inkling of truth came when it was found that a letter of the clvil service commission of Philadelphia had been Incorporated into police records of correspondence. This let- ter tendered hearty thanks to Maj. Sullivan far conducting an examina- tion f" the position of inspector of welfare and for the post of inspector, bureau of police. The letter further stated that only through such co- operation could the civil service commission of the Pennsylvania city fo_establish the merit system vely ther \\W&E SN AR SIS IRERRANAREEEREEERR R SRR RNRRNANSY It is the truth ~that many people do not realize they neced glasses. ev though they suf with headaches, dizziness, nervousness, inability to read with comfort, etc When these symptoms oc- cur come in at once and see how quickly glasses will give you relief and comfort. rcury be near the node at the same bréds of: the eanine family, they were bailed out by the owner at a cost of $1 each. It was explained at the health department that it is not unlaw- ful to keep goats in the District, provided they are not allowed to roam at large. s is not the first time Pound- master Smith has gotten some one's goat. Last year he captured two, and his record for that year also included several hogs. not frequent, for both the sun and time. As the sun makes the complete | Mercury are in the region where a circuit of its apparent path in a year, t could oceur but a few hours, it is at any point of it, such as this dom the same time. In aro the sun was in the region for thirty-one hours and Mercury twenty hours. The average imwr- val between transits of Mercury is less than eight years. In figure 3 the path of Mercury over the face of the sun is shown. The times in this figure are also castern standard times of the phases | of the transit as it would be seen | from the center of the earth. The times and appearance will differ very slightly from those of this figure wherever it is seen To express in central, mountain or Pacifio time, one, two and three hours, respec- tively must be subtracted. At Phila- | tion as the present transit. delphia Mercury's dise first _come Mercury will be seen as a very into contact with the sun at & hour: 1. intensely black circular spot 42 minutes 30 seconds p.n. ({3 on the sun's dise. It can be seen daylight saving), and the entire disc ury will ho on the sun three later. The sun sets at 7 o'clock, so only the beginning of the transit’ will be scen, and that with the sun near the horizon. Mercury will appear to start its transit very close o the uppermost point or top Pasadc 1 carth and the sun we always apply the term eclipse, but the event is very similar to a transit. When the moon Free Examination Dr. \\‘0 ur Rose eves examines free and satisfac- Auto Reciprocity Between Maryland and District of Columbia —has stimulated Maryland real estate. We are rushed with prospective purchasers and have closed several deals. quarantees tion. & 622 GLASSES i, Special low est prices for prescripti o and hifoe first to be properly observed. None and " bito has boen observed of as long dura- = < We have the largest assortment of Maryland suburban homes, farms, country estates and water fronts for sale and exchange. with a small telescope, with proper protection from the sun's glare. Mer- cury at this time fs 12 xeconds in diameter. This is 1-158th as large as R R IT TR R TR R TR TTTT UL TR = SN If you want to buy or sell Maryland property see us. We sell more Maryland real estate than all other brokers combined. Gardiner & Dent, Inc. time and under more favorablo con- i Main 4884 1409 L Street N.W. ditions one goes westward. As I i t requires 7 hours 54 min- utes 36 seconds for its completion, thzere is no place in the United States from which its entirety is visible. It may be from Alaska. As may be seen from figure 3, the of Mercury passes quite close to the center of the gun, so that the duratien of the transit is almost as long as it could possibly be. Had the track passed exactly through the center, the track would have been longer. For comparison, s of the tra ber, 190 and 1914 these transits occur node, the direc as the transi out a telescope before the inve ment. Open Saturdays ; Until 9 P.M. i = Jewelers and Opticians ISCHER’S “=rs"s"s Rt PRI 3 e et LS TITRIRR R IR RN T R SR AR RN S SRR R IRIRNNN | time. and the sun will set at 7: The transit will be seen for a longer R R e e G Figure 1.—The Constellations at 9 p.m., May 1. Hold the map to the sky %o that the direction faced ix at the bottom, that ix, if facing eaxt. hold east | at the bottom as south now Ix. The point overhead ix at the center of the m; When You Buy Your Children Underwear, See That It Is Made of “Fruit of the Loom” —We are featuring for this week Children’s Underwear made from the old, reliable Fruit of the Loom—a product that has enjoyed a na- tional reputation for quality for more than three-quarters of a century. A product that our grandmothers demanded in their time, because of the never-failing dependability of the Fruit of the Loom fabrics. And a, product that mothers of today will welcome as the material from which their children’s underwear be made. other on May 7. the namely. also occur at Mereury ath to node, once a year, | A transit_might |other node, wh | from below the s or a planct comes between us and a star, satellite or planet of smaller ap- parent size, we apply the term occu- ation n ransita of Mereury-are - transit A glimpse of the transit of ransits of Mercury are not com- | (0U1 %01y "occur near these times, | 1631 was had. That of 1677 was the | M€ Center: mon events. Thirteen occur during | the present century. The last one S e . and the next two o in either figure are in 1927 and 1940. The transit may the transits are | from a fraction of a second to they are not ceording, as the stronomy into contact with is thus ob- | its disc centrally. is not other-| e facts Wgflfdink‘ + physical condition of the planct nay also be learned VENTUS, most_brilliunt of the best in the western w a litte clover 1o the ing, but this is bal- ght increase cf hr(glfl; Figure 3—Track of Mercury Over | bl with . [the Face of the Sun, Eastern Stand- | o )t that Instr. |ard Time, May 7. Sun Moving in Di- | on of hat instru- | ection of the Ariow Line Through | the sun. Hen to appear as a d or figure Whil very interesting events. of great importance ble even in part from earth. Clouds inter- the view 5. number re with Thus the in Venus, the Part of that of | in the United the next and 7 on 3 ember arc ~h more frequent. Of the thirte this century, only three M the present one and | 1957 and_1970. The transit 1927, follows this May i briilianc: Ve and alfo be cl us moves rapid its position at th i and the end of the month is shown on figure 1. Saturn is in Virgo, not far from the bright star at figure 1. Saturn is the The position of Neptune hown, but plavet eannot seen with the naked eye. in_Ophiuchus, Mars in Capricornus Uranus in Pices. At the very end o the month Mercury may be seen in the east just befor se. SAMU BARTON, tween tra 40, follow ears, which is the longe interval which can separate transits. The details of the present transit are shown in Figure Sections of the apparent paths of Mercury and the sun near their point of interse h This point of inte: Figure Z—Apparent Motion of Mercury and the Sun During the Tranmsit of Mercury May 7, Eastern Standard Time. & | alled the node E Mercu the node at 10:30 p. eastern Kanw’s Is Headquarters for “Fruit of the Loom” Garments —Here will be found a most attractive assortment of undies— irom little panties and slips for the little 4-year-old miss to smart, slim slips for her sister who wears size 16. The gar- ments sketched will give you an idea how dainty these gar- ments will make your daughter appear, and these are only indicative of the large When buying underwear for your da Then you may choose garments made of Fruit of the Loom and garments of such lovely daintiness as those pictured e g e A A Peter Grogan & Sons Ca, . 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