Show THE EVENING EVENING SKIES IN JANUARY i I I I A O b I O I r NOR NORr r fA fAt t fl It c to t S 9 I raS fi I li W ft t 1 1 r T i s r Ci 0 Cia iq 2 f lo 10 C a I n a AIlIS Balsa BalsaC C 0 1 y 0 0 t iJ J Jk f F 0 ot- ot p I I 1 to- to 1 1 I d 0 0 r e c Afo oil h r t IrI of k t TO R It d 5 j t c d W r- r r I c ct t t r r 1 t 1 o to Lt U I o 1 U I 0 0 I 1 fi fio o li q vr y AtU ul 1 n P k l tR I HONOR HONORy y 1 1 11 0 Q 0 b I- I t i I It A s1 t Il 0 9 t r i io J p O Q IV y 1 1 I I S Q a- a m 1 r t I t L Z Ii a 1 f 0 1 JA M f 0 u to I j I 7 0 p o 0 0 0 CAN Po MAJOR MAJ R r A 4 x It Lir t o su af PH PHo o G ur oR oRx 1 11 1 t J o LE Pl t 6 t 0 1 0 Oc i et O O 0 0 I it ot- ot ott t- t tL II t pt L r L I 1 1 0 I 4 nt RC JANu l tI LATITUDE TUDE 35 This map shows the constella constellations lions visible visible in latitude e 36 de- de degrees degrees de decrees grees crees north at 9 f p m January I 1 19 9 p m January 15 and 7 p m January 31 21 but it to Is I practicable for any part of the United states or southern louthern Canada as a change of five fI or ten degrees decrees In latitude makes little difference In the ap- ap appearance ap appearance of ot the heaven nl At the time mentioned the well well- well known known cluster clutter ot of The Pleiades in inthe inthe inthe the constellation of Taurus Tauru The Bull will be found on the me- me meridian me meridian a few degrees decrees due south of the zenith A little to th the south cast south south- southeast east of the Pleiades PleIades I Is fa another famous cluster cluster The HyaMs Hyades s which outline the forehead of The Bullin Dull Bull DullIn Bullin In the form of a V with the red first magnitude star itar Aldebaran marking hi hIs fiery eye ce I Southeast of Taurus Taum appears I the magnificent constellation of Orion Generally considered to bethe be bethe bethe the finest constellation In the heavens and visible from all of the earth The three stars of the second magnitude that mark the Belt of ot Orion Orton the row of faint stars running In a southerly direction direction direction tion below the Belt which represent represent represent sent the Sword of Orion and the brilliant stars Bet and Rigel diagonally opposite one an- an another an another other in the huge hue quadrilateral that outlines the bod body of the th war war- n or serve to distinguish this fa- fa famous fa famous constellation from all oth- oth others oth others ers The fuzzy tuny patch in the center of line of stars ItuS In the the- th Sword of Orion is the the h Great Nebula In Orion Ori- Ori Orion Ori Orion on the th finest object of It its I kind In the heavens heaven I The Th light of the Great Nebula and the stare associated associated with it takes about six and anda anda a half halt centuries to travel tra to the earth As A the velocity of ot light is 18 mile miles a second we find that this places the Great Nebula at ft I distance of fo four r thousand million million million miles or lr tour four thou thou- thousand thousand thousand sand trillion miles mile Following close on the heels of I Orion as he strides across the heavens facing The null Bull with up up- up uplifted lifted club are Canis Major and Canis Minor The Greater Dog Doc and The Lesser Dog Doc Sirius in Canis Cants Major known popularly a as The Star Dog is the brightest of all the stars and lathe Is the one of the nearest stars to the earth Its distance being less Ius than nine light years or about fifty trillion miles mile In Canis Minor The Little L Star Dog Is also aleo aleoa a near neighbor among the stars and one of the twenty brIghtest stars tar in the heavens heaven Star razor will find tho the eastern heavens hea particularly brilliant and beautiful this month for jor or seven even stars tar of the first magnitude and many of ot the second magnitude are areto areto to be found in this part of ot the heavens In the southwest earlier in the evening but setting before the hour for which our chart Is Ls given ilven la Is the th planet Venus venue by far tar the most brilliant object in the heavens heaven ens en Venus has ha been a magnificent cent Evening Star for many months and will reach reah It Its maxi maxi- maximum maximum maximum mum brIghtness on January 2 It ItIs ItIs Itis Is now drawing close to the sun however howe and before the lift month Is over will be lost lot to lu o th the view In its ray rays raye Jupiter is too close to the sun un unto to be seen een this month and will 1111 pass from the evening evelln to the mornIng sky ky on January 25 S The planet Saturn i Is in Libra and rises riles about two hours hour before the sun lun Mar Nara also is In the morn morn- morning morn inc ling ing sky ky now and could be found a few degrees decrees east easi o of Sat Saturn Sat Sat- Saturn Saturn urn and northwest of the red i magnitude first star the first of January It will pass east eastward I ward through Scorpio durIng the month n |