Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1926, Page 42

Y PROF. SAMUEL G. BARTON Of the University of Pennsylvania. i Voga, the fourth star in the whole Beavens in order of brightness and thle, second brightest visible here, is 48w near the zenith in the early eve- ik at, A, Fig. 1. The planet Jupiter, i the southeast, however, is much ter. Other bright stars to be in order of decreasing brightness ae: Arcturus at B, the planet Saturn il the position marked, Altair at C, s”?-" .at D, Antares at E and Deneb at ‘Ae we have mentioned before, we khow that the sun, carrying the earth and the other planets with it, is mov- mg toward the point in the constella- tion Hercules marked G with a veloc riles a second. This is th motion with respect to the great s) THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST - Children Aid World Good Will. Correspondence between school chil- dren of the United States and those of other countries which is carried on on a large scale in some schools is said to be a great agency for promoting international amity.' The letters go to practically évery country of ‘impor- tance in the world. The correspond- ence is ai between the teach- ers in the various.countries, but is done by the children, and many long- distance friendships have resulted. Pio Tin Solved Light Problem. Nearly 50 years ago, when David lasco was trying to. achi unique and startling lighting effects on ‘the stoge he discovered one means of eliminating shadows on the stage by picking up-an ordinary tin ple plate, “| bending it in the middle in such a that when {t caught a ray of light from one of the lamps it deflected it in just the proper manner. He now uses well made metal reflectors fash- toned after the original crude one. of SCME'S —AtKann’s! tem of stars to which the sun belongs. Tt does not include any motion which the system of stars may have as a whole. There are many who belleve that our system of stars constitute a spiral nebula. 'The spiral nebulae are found to be moving with great veloc- itles with respect to us, and it may later be possible to determine the velocity of our star system with re- spect to the surrounding systems, but It cannot be done satisfactorily at ptesent. Followers of Einstein be- lieve that we will forever be unable to state our motion in any other way than this; that is, relatively. Einstein's Theory Contradicted. Experiments haye been made re- cently on Mount Wilson by Prof. Day- ton Miller to determine, if possible, the velocity of the earth with respect to the ether of space. His results show that the sun and planets are meving toward the point in Draco marked H with a velocity of at least 125 miles a second. This may be called an absolute motion. These re. sults contradict Einstein's theory of relativity, as does other evidence, léaving us still in doubt as to its trath or falsity. We must awalt fur- ther evidence or explanation ef the contradictions in the evidence now existing. Ophiuchus and Serpens. The large constellation Ophluchus and the long ¢tonstellation Serpens aré now at their best in the south. The name Ophiuchus means serpent- holder. These constellations are in- separably connected. As may be seen from an inspection of the mythologic- al figures shown in Fig. 2, the man, Ophiuchus, holds the serpent (Serpens) in his hands. The constellation Ser- pens is divided into'two distinct parts, one to the east and one to the west of Ophiuchus. They are distinguished sometimes as Serpens Caput and Ser- pehs Cauda; that is, head and tail. Serpens 1is the only constellation which has two distinct parts. The serpent, as may be seen, crosses the body of Ophiuchus, but each star must be considered as belonging either to Ophiuchus or Serpens. : ‘The two stars in the right hand of | Ophiuchus belong in that constella- Figure 1. The Constellations at 9 p.m. August 1. Hold the map to the | | tion and make a good starting place sky, so that the direction faced is at the bottom; that s, if facing east hold | east at the bottom as south now is. The center of the map is the point over- August Feature No. 14 Rock Creek i | RS An Unusual Sale of Pharmacy iy [ Etnniis All Beaded, Hand-Painted Lamp Shades Js a Star Brgnch Remarkable Values at Only 50¢ énd $1.00 run into The Star Branch ce in your neighborhood with —You've probably never seen more beautiful, more artistic, hand-painted shades at such low prices. And, what is more unusual, they have a glisten- ing all-over bead effect that vivifies their rich colorings and lends a glow your Classified Ads for The Star — and they of rare beauty to a room, day or night! There are several styles and si1zes. will be handled with the same efficiency as though left at the Main Office. 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August 1 and at 3:41 August 81. than all the are in Serpens. The head of Serpens| August 15. On August 31 it sets at | It is still conspicuous as a morning f,}'fi:i' d;{pe ?,Ie'” p equalsided triangle. It lies just south | 000 miles away. Cancer during the month. In the combined—it is most —Anbther e xceptional of the semi-circle in Corona. Mars rises at 11:46 p.m. August 1|early part of the month it 1s not far value! They are made e"‘{zere are no very bright stars in|and at 9:25 p.m. August 31. It moves |from the twin stars Castor and Pollux. S.:il Lg S are con- sidere wivel joint and equipped some importance because of their [ month. It is brighter than any of the{ Venus on Au; - L P gust 5, but at a time i large area. Ophiuchus is a constella- | stars we see here, excent Sirfus, the | when we cannot see them, The moon “Afound the Corner” is ith prety s shads tion in which planets may be found. | dog' star, and that star is too close to | passes Saturn on August 16, Jupiter apd long cardiancket and is not one of the 12 constellations of | these the dog days. Mars h: de- | 1 t fe | R . uanti the zodiac, but It i3 ‘;&ei only’ other | clded red color. . Venus. rise at. 2:43 | when it passen them, o Tonets = %maim:y ‘: o ona crossed by the ecliptic. : 3 the * value” so Centauri, & star not visible here. It is @ system of three stars. The next nearest star known, commonly known the position of the cross. It is much 00 faint to be seen with the naked eye. Its distance is 6.2 light years, est'star. This star moves across the sky faster than any other star. It moves a degree in 350 years. The planet Mercury may be seen in the morning twilight for a few days «bout August 25 in the east. On Au- is now due south at 6:32 p.m. August 1; that is before darkness and hence is on the wane as an evening star. 9:48 p.m. August 31. It is in the con- stellation Libra and forms a nearly equal-sided triangle with the brightest Complete for brightness and attract the attention The S MORE C(lassified Ads contains three stars, which form an|4:)3 a.m. When nearest it is 374,000,- | star. It moves through Gemini and natural when the RE- Tati ey A with adjustable arm and r constellation, but they have |in the constellation Pisces during the| The moon passes very oclose to for. the ecliptic passes through it. It | be seen now, for which reason we call | August 22 and Mars August 28. It A Biie, Biaain Gfce plug. As the The nearest star known is Alpha wiEpugt as Barnard's star, is in Ophiuchus in which is half as far again as the near- Mercury, Mars and Venus. gust 25 it rises at 3:52 a.m. Saturn It gets at 11:38 p.m. August 1 and at twa stars of Libra. 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