. St. Nicholas [serial]. nation of photographs of this region takensome years previous showed variations in itsbrightness. Up to the beginning of this century only aboutthirty novas had been discovered. Since thatdate, thanks to the vigilance of the astronomer ofto-day and to the aid of photography, more havebeen discovered than in all the preceding cen-turies. These outbursts, then, appear to be not sorare as the earlier astronomers believed, thoughgreat outbursts as brilliant as that of Nova Aquilaare very uncommon. There are no planets visible in the evening skythis month, as Jupiter and Sa
. St. Nicholas [serial]. nation of photographs of this region takensome years previous showed variations in itsbrightness. Up to the beginning of this century only aboutthirty novas had been discovered. Since thatdate, thanks to the vigilance of the astronomer ofto-day and to the aid of photography, more havebeen discovered than in all the preceding cen-turies. These outbursts, then, appear to be not sorare as the earlier astronomers believed, thoughgreat outbursts as brilliant as that of Nova Aquilaare very uncommon. There are no planets visible in the evening skythis month, as Jupiter and Saturn are now tooclose to the sun to be visible. In the morning sky,just before sunrise, may be seen Venus, whichmoves swiftly among the stars this month, andMars, which is now becoming a conspicuous ob-ject in this part of the heavens. Isabel M. Lewis. •N <: ©VftfG 1 TDELPHINUS •»:.•. (jobs :£vH U 1 LA::1| ».Nova W •?£::-:Aqu i 1 ae fir 5 AQUILA, SAGITTA, AND DELPHINUS THE FLIGHT OF THE TIPTOE TWINS. FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK
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