The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-08-31
SOLAR ECLIPSE

SOLAR ECLIPSE.
On the 18th OF September ne,,
three and six o'clock in the alterpoor I' "
will be an onnnIdr eclipse of tho n,n m '~ ',
BILE throughout the United States r. r's''
astronomers compute 10 be the las, or "S
res Of eclipses, total and an.ula, ,l' w.
have occurred at frequent Intervals dn "''a
the presen, century. A similar eclipse S''
no, again take place for sixteen wear. va va
a total eclipse until generation SHAH h. .H
passed away. Therefore, to lar,, NOT, s;e
of the people of these United S,al,s r ~
portuniiy will never again offer 10 Than
behold this sublime phenomenon Of lbo h.
vens.
An annular differs from O total ec,,..
the appearance of luminous rir, ,i., -
Of the suns being apparently tIs,toS
from the heavens, and presents nah, Wv
more interesting. The centre Of ~ -. ~
bra or shadow cas-, by the moo, mo. WV W
earth, will be considerably 10 the .a.%
Gard Of US, and consequently We sl,Il ~.
be able 10 witness the ring so perfs,,l. :.
those in the vicinity OF Islh,Do,o !,
Washington cty. Here. we sd, n r.
. ring, viii appear but finely define n.
. and the other side much broader, s,,o, /,
, somewhat the appearance Of Dew na
|, The eclipse will end here about fifteen :,
nu,es before sunset.
q The American Almarack Tor as 49,.
\ the following eclipse, as far as The e,T1 /,
concerned
, Beginning 10 be vislbis in The onIo,,,
) regions near the north pole, tho eeb,. !.
IS nular eclipse will piss through kanrfs,.,
: IN Asa, the British possessions /, Nora
America, no, far xest al Hsd.cr, p,
y Lake Superior, Wisconsin Terrllor, Ma.
b igan, the northeast part Of Ohio, The .a,b.
. cas-, par, Of Pcansy lsania, the eastern ,s,,
4 of Maty laut, northeast part q Vrslbs
i and into the Atlantic ocean lis eogr.s 4.
if ing from north west TO south east n.
o eclipse VIII he ANGULAR over space # "a
,. miles WIDE. The ring, IN tie PLACES afa.
=. II may be seen, Wil continue nely l,ou .s
- to abau, SIX and half minutes. Atpsa
a. more the ECLIPSE Si!l begin 4, rf.e
So past 3 l.. NJ. The fiag wtll be inime1
20 minutes pas. 1, aud be GENITAL & & 4.
80 nulrs past 4, The cci,spo sili ta6 Il +
on u,tnu,es past 5. At Nashipg'on CTS
"a Richmond. ihe several places vl.l 10 Ill
10 a susall fraction Of q minute .; he &c.
ttme. At Raleigh, w,,bin ass1ui rrss
10 al the same time Bot ,bcfe sill 70 ~
sia Gppcar The sun vail bc re- 'ss5'
.n- crescent. This ercscen, ~si be s,5.r d
~ wider, with horns less nnd lea shlif
- uc 40 south aad soulh west, ard eors !.
bis north east, ftom the path ol The -'ra
"a eclipse.
'Th. path Grs, teaches tie cats 8
NJ, aotn, near ihc north polc, hilIe oa
.ed the meridian II Greenwich. 10 ';s +
"a cauas afterwards il a,iatns rs CREATES ..e
AZ ern latitude, whilst CT The arS % ai q
50 50 autss !, moves rapidly ucs,aart CAL
40 - degrees wcst Of lha, tncTsdsaa.
minutes AFTER passing cut q ~ lt'
clio. States into the Ailaaiic ocean d 'eaifs
-. 20 earth a, pom, abaul 80 dssrrfs n'fa
~ lru4c, and 81 ~es, longl,'uoe ~ ! e
NC, s. ri. and 81 sec. nics iis hfsl Icrssa
@R. The earth having ifasefsed d s'7tst
ms. cgrcul,oas track It J000 miles 20 -
80 add, as NC said hef0fe the uhale isa
,.gs path being 400 ulles "a 5rra3ih. lir''
der. es, in widlh, from farhsld county e I.
necticu,, nearly 10 Raleiga g No''h g
iua.
isovs hts Fhl " ~.
h i tho sua v,ablc 10 the United sii'sf =
,posl Nav 20, 1857. The next tool 'tis
p''a. The sun viii 10 Angus, :, 1869