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-Sunday, April IS, 1956
Mercury May Be Seen for
Two Weeks Starting Today
By FAYVAMSrwntirir
By FAY VAN SCHOIACK
Would you like to see a mem
ber of the sun's family so elusive
that few people have the
pleasure of observing it? The
planet. Mercury, name-sake of
the swift messenger of the gods
will be visible in the twilight
sky for about two weeks be
ginning April 15.
Nearest to the sun of all the
planets, Mercury's orbit is well
within the sky-path traveled by
the earth, and, as viewed by
earth dwellers, appears to move
quickly from one side of the
sun to the other, although it is
actually revolving around the
sun in a nearly circular orbit.
While this little world is near
its most distant point on either
side of the sun, it is visible to
the naked eye for about two
weeks.
Planet's Elongation
These points of greatest an
gular distance from the sun are
called elongations. When the
elongation of Mercury is east
of the sun, the planet appears as !
a star in the evening sky, setting
soon after the sun. At a western
elongation. Mercury is a morn
ing "star."
Ancient Egyptians, believing
this planet to be two different
stars, named it Horus when seen
in the evening and Set when
seen as a morning "star." The
Greeks called it Mercury and
Apollo, but retained the name,
Mercury, when they recognized
that it was one planet instead
of two.
How does Mercury compare to
the planet on which we live? In
size, it is much smaller, having
a diameter of about 3,000 miles,
while it is approximately 8,000
miles through the earth. A year
on Mercury is 88 of our days and
astronomers believe that it turns
only once on its axis during this
time, thereby keeping the same
side always toward the sun. The
surface temperature of its sunny
side is 770 degrees F., which is
hot enough to melt lead. The
other side is perpetually frozen.
There is no atmosphere. Life, as
it exists on earth would be im
possible on Mercury.
Eclipse of Sun
"If M ercury is between the
earth and the sun, why doesn't
this planet sometimes cause an
eclipse of the sun just as the
moon does?" students often in
quire. Mercury is so small and far
distant that it can not possibly
obscure the light of. the sun.
About 13 times in every 100
years, as Mercury moves in its
orbit, the tiny planet travels di
rectly across the path of the sun.
This is cailed a transit and only
through the telescope can a
black dot be seen moving across
the face of the sun. A transit
will occur in May, 1957.
Mercury, son of Jupiter, king
of the mythical gods, was able
to climb from his cradle and
seek adventure on the very day
of his birth. Killing a tortoise, he
made the first lyre out of its
shell. Then for pure mischief,
drove away and hid 50 cattle be
longing to his brother, the sun
god. Apollo. Returning to his
cradle he snuggled down in the
swaddling clothes.
Young, Innocent
"I am too young and innocent
to have hidden the cattle," he
pleade-l when the angry Apollo
appeared. Jupiter, to whom the
matter was then brought, said,
"You must show Apollo where
his cattle are."
After the animals were re
turned to the royal pasture.
Apollo presented Mercury with
a golden staff and Jupiter com
manded him to be lord over all
birds of omen, as well as lions,
boars, dogs, and all flocks. Jupi
ter also made Mercury the of
ficial messenger for the gods,
and gave him the power to lead
the souls of the departed mor
tals to the dark realm of Pluto.
To find this little planet, look
to the west after sun down. It
will be lower in the sky and
farther north than Venus which
reached its point of greatest
brilliance April 12. Mercury can
only be seen in the twilight and
so appears rather dull though
it is brighter than a first magni
tude star.
On the evening of April 15,
it sets within an hour after the
sun but each evening for the
following two weeks remains
visible a little longer though its
brightness gradually fades. By
looking sharply and using pa
tience, the little messenger of
the gods may be seen winging
his way through the western
twilight, provided the skies are
clear.
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Dr. J. H. Ballard
To Hold Series of
Lectures Here Soon
Dr. J. Hudson Ballard, an au
thority on psychology, will give
a series of lectures in Medford
starting Sunday, April 29, at the
First Presbyterian church.
Dr. Ballard was pastor of
Presbyterian churches in Port
land from 1934 to 1941, and was
principal of a private high
school and junior college in New
York. For eight years he was
head of the department of phi
losophy and religion at Occiden
tal college in Los Angeles.
He is now emeritus professor
of pastoral psychology at the
San Francisco Theological semi
nary, after being head of the de
partment for 11 years.
Regular Column
Dr. Ballard conducted a regu
lar column of psychological
problems in the Christian Advo
cate (Methodist) ' for several
years.
He holds a bachelor of arts
degree from the University of
Southern California, master of
arts from Columbia university,
master of pedagogy and doctor
of philosophy from New York
university, bachelor of divinity
from Union Theological semi
nary. New York, and doctor of
divinity from Occidental college.
Dr. Ballard is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa and the Ameri
can Philosophical association
His lectures here will include
"God Curing Discouragement,'
Sunday, April 29, at 9:45 and
11 a.m.; "Toward Overcoming
Worry," 8 p.m., April 29; "How
Deep is the Mind," 8 p.m., April
30; "Mental Conflicts," 8 p.m.,
May 1; "Controlling Our Emo
tions," 8 p.m., May 2; and "Tem
perament in Daily Life," 8 p.m.,
May 3.
The lectures are open to the
public.
tone Pine PTA to
Have Kindergarten
Lone Pine Parent-Teachers as
sociation has announced that it
will sponsor a kindergarten April
16-May 25 for children of the
district who will be entering the
first grade next fall.
Hours for the kindergarten
will be 9-11 a.m. Parents with
children in this age group may
bring them to the Lone Pine
school the morning of April 16.
The deepest known spot in
Lake Superior has been record
ed at 1,290 feet.
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