MARS

Will continue his retrograde motion during the month, moving a little

more than one minute per day, making in all 35 minutes 37 seconds.

He will be quite a prominent object during the entire night, on the

evening of the 1st, rising at 7:50, and on the following morning

setting at 9:58; and on the 31st rising at 5:08 p. m., and setting at

7:44 the next morning. His diameter at the latter date will be 15″. Can

be readily found in the constellation _Leo_, northwest of the bright

star Regulus. At 1:29 p. m. on the 14th he will be 9° 18′ north of the

moon.

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