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Show planrfn InimeiiKo orbit, as compared with ours, gives It a "joat" torres-ponding torres-ponding with nearly 12-of our, The moon, as levsod through the telescope teles-cope 1h aIo an literetln fIkM. Mr. Huncheli well posted on astro-, rolcal matters and speakt) entertainingly entertaining-ly of his several rear of experience as chief officer on various ocean I i rn. a well a In the German uavy In which position it was n"c"sxmy for him to Jin-re a thorough knowledge of awtronomy. Mr. nuxcheii h the proud possessor of nn imperial diploma from the irov-eminent irov-eminent of Paly, commending him for bravery In navlni? 17 live In a terrible wreek which occurred in In which 19". live were lost. Mr. , Huschell was second officer of the 1 "Cordelia." a Pacific Mall tem ship which collided with the Italian Mali hi earner, "South America," off Ijs Talmas, one of the Canary' Islands. Mr. Buschcll manned a life hoat with six seamen and succeeded in savins a woman and sixteen men from tlv Italian rest before she foundered. I Mr. Muschcll Is assisted with hl-t I observations by Karlo Roche, who is .'lso employed In the city engineer' office. TELESCOPE IMS BEST OF COII Leopold Buschell, assistant in the ' City engineer's od'ue, has had his big furinch U.irdeaux telescope in-fctalled in-fctalled in City Hall park tho past two evi riingb and a large number of citi-sreus citi-sreus have availed themselves of the opportunity to view Halby's comet through an excellent glass. Tho telescope is of r.Ou magnifying: I power and is furnished with a four-Inch four-Inch leni-e of French make. Tho comet, as viewed through the glat? ' 1j rather disappointing as little id-mo . can be seen of detail thau with tho naked eye. thc hazy light being simply sim-ply iiianilir-ii io a greater flze I Jupiter, however, which Is now vP 1- ble in the southern sky, Is a most interesting in-teresting j-lht, three of its satellites, Kurope, Canlni and Oalieto. being Kildo dining the early part of th. evening, and to corning into view P-He P-He luter. All four of the big planets'a 'moons" were to be seen Saturday evening ranged In a row to the right of the great brilliant orb and presented pres-ented a most beautiful slnt. It Is Interesting to recall In thin connection that Jupiter is SS,r27 tulles In diameter as compare, wih ihe tarth's ii.ntiO miles, and that the |