Sky Gazers Will Find Mars Nearest the Earth Tonight
Tonight Mars nears the point in its present swing when it will come nearest the earth.
Chicago, Oct. 26. - (AP) - Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars, which nears its point of grea'est proximity to earth in its present swing. Not until 1939 will the planet come so close again.
A clear evening is in prospect, weather forecasters said, and even for laymen and young lovers the planet will present a magnificent spectacle, visible in the sky for fourteen hours, and more than twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star of Mars' present latitude. Throughout the week the star will become visible at sunset and will remain in sight all night, in the line of the constellation aries and about 65 degrees above the horizon when it is at its meridian
Astronomers, cheered by promise of clear weather hope to wrest some of the secrets of the planet. Though not as close as in 1924, when astronomers found that it had a daily range of 200 degrees in temperature, it is in a more favorable position for observation.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Sky Gazers Will Find Mars Nearest the Earth Tonight
Tonight Mars nears the point in its present swing when it will come nearest the earth.
Chicago, Oct. 26. - (AP) - Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars, which nears its point of grea'est proximity to earth in its present swing. Not until 1939 will the planet come so close again.
A clear evening is in prospect, weather forecasters said, and even for laymen and young lovers the planet will present a magnificent spectacle, visible in the sky for fourteen hours, and more than twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star of Mars' present latitude. Throughout the week the star will become visible at sunset and will remain in sight all night, in the line of the constellation aries and about 65 degrees above the horizon when it is at its meridian
Astronomers, cheered by promise of clear weather hope to wrest some of the secrets of the planet. Though not as close as in 1924, when astronomers found that it had a daily range of 200 degrees in temperature, it is in a more favorable position for observation.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Sky Gazers Will Find Mars Nearest the Earth Tonight
Tonight Mars nears the point in its present swing when it will come nearest the earth.
Chicago, Oct. 26. - (AP) - Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars, which nears its point of grea'est proximity to earth in its present swing. Not until 1939 will the planet come so close again.
A clear evening is in prospect, weather forecasters said, and even for laymen and young lovers the planet will present a magnificent spectacle, visible in the sky for fourteen hours, and more than twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star of Mars' present latitude. Throughout the week the star will become visible at sunset and will remain in sight all night, in the line of the constellation aries and about 65 degrees above the horizon when it is at its meridian
Astronomers, cheered by promise of clear weather hope to wrest some of the secrets of the planet. Though not as close as in 1924, when astronomers found that it had a daily range of 200 degrees in temperature, it is in a more favorable position for observation.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Sky Gazers Will Find Mars Nearest the Earth Tonight
Tonight Mars nears the point in its present swing when it will come nearest the earth.
Chicago, Oct. 26. - (AP) - Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars, which nears its point of grea'est proximity to earth in its present swing. Not until 1939 will the planet come so close again.
A clear evening is in prospect, weather forecasters said, and even for laymen and young lovers the planet will present a magnificent spectacle, visible in the sky for fourteen hours, and more than twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star of Mars' present latitude. Throughout the week the star will become visible at sunset and will remain in sight all night, in the line of the constellation aries and about 65 degrees above the horizon when it is at its meridian
Astronomers, cheered by promise of clear weather hope to wrest some of the secrets of the planet. Though not as close as in 1924, when astronomers found that it had a daily range of 200 degrees in temperature, it is in a more favorable position for observation.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Sky Gazers Will Find Mars Nearest the Earth Tonight
Tonight Mars nears the point in its present swing when it will come nearest the earth.
Chicago, Oct. 26. - (AP) - Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars, which nears its point of grea'est proximity to earth in its present swing. Not until 1939 will the planet come so close again.
A clear evening is in prospect, weather forecasters said, and even for laymen and young lovers the planet will present a magnificent spectacle, visible in the sky for fourteen hours, and more than twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star of Mars' present latitude. Throughout the week the star will become visible at sunset and will remain in sight all night, in the line of the constellation aries and about 65 degrees above the horizon when it is at its meridian
Astronomers, cheered by promise of clear weather hope to wrest some of the secrets of the planet. Though not as close as in 1924, when astronomers found that it had a daily range of 200 degrees in temperature, it is in a more favorable position for observation.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 26, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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