New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-17

moon the lunar shsdow-cone Will sometimes past
on one side of the earth, and sometimes another
more or less remote aud will sonnet mes just faze
its edge, and sometimes traverse its surface.
Ia the present instance the shadow crosses the
Northern Hemisphere, beglnuiog al point in the
Pacific Ocean some seventy miles from the Amen.
can coast, aud terminating in Africa, the Red
Sea. e., the sun will rise and set ut these tw1
points respectively, totally eclipsed The phenom.
epOn at Olympia, the seat of Govern nent of Wash
iDgton Territory, will, il the weather is fine be
remarkably imposing-st rs minutes past A O'Clock
the sun viii mount above the horizon with disc
partially obscured, bringing brOad daylight how
ever But soon the shadows of ds knees will be
seen TO De creeping over the earth aud IN nineteen
minutes after sunrise night will have come again, and
stars wall reappear But thus sublime spectacle
will be of short continuance. In less than two
minutes the western limb of the will burst into
view, and in about hour ajterward the shadow
VIII have wholly moved away.
On tbe Coast of Labrador the phenomenon will
be witnessed BY party of experienced observers
beaded by Prot Alexander OF Princeton; and at
various favorable points along the p,tl of the cen
trial eclipse, corps of astronomers have distributed
Themselves.
The physical phenomenon to which the observer
will every where direct his attention az of greatest
interest is the sudden uttug from behind the moon,
at the Instant OF total observation, of tongues of
rOse.colored light. These r,marka ole appearances
were first noticed by YssseDius at Gutenberg, in
1873, and have been reobserveo at every total
solar eclipse since. One observer describes one
be saw as resembling in form sickle:
/" II incrt ased rapidly, and tn.n two other rose
coored proniD.nces, above aud below It, started out
differing m shape, but evIdenLy Of the Character
The hight OF the principal prominence was
estimsted about twentieth Of the moOus dame
ter. Tins would give hight, IL be inssgral por
corresponding 70 elevation of some four hundred
miles on the surface of the ear h. The chief prom
iDences looked like burning volcanoes"
And the observer says:
" The promineuces We're of the most brilliant lake
color, splendid pink, quite denied aud hard"
Prof. Airy remarks:
90 To nv great astonishment this marvellous object
eoRtsNaed gtsite for ABOUT ice seconds, nearly
could ju0ge, after tke sun began 10 reappedr.
AZ then RAPIDLY faced away, but az dad not rdniSh
ssStdta00e0aStz."
The received opinion IL that these curious objects
whatever their nature, belong to the sun, and not
to the moon; that they are gaseous and not solid
shadow an hour and halt 10 traverse the Atlantic
Ocean from Labrador to SPAIN it uay be expected
that these objects, if clouds, will take on new
shapes or alter their dimensions il the interval,
and the variation be detected by comparing the
representations made by the observers at the
respective stations. The greatest accuracy will,
doubtless be needed, and here phOtog Apply will be
uaad 10 aaf aAV llr ASH
mer Royal at Munich, has quite recentIy started
the theory that the pIUtuberaoces are produced 10
our own atmosphere by little masses OF clouds
which become condo Dsed in the cOUe Of the moons
shsdow, owing to the depression OF the tempera
ture which takes place there. This view differs
from all hitherto entertained, and may be easily
tested by any two observers distant from each
other, who succeed i'll getting complete obserSa-
tons.
Another well.marked phenomenon commonly no.
ticed is what is called Baiy beads, FROM Mr..
Francis Baily, who first called attention to it.
Immediately before and after total observation,
the thin crescent Of the suas disc appears as
string of brilliant points, separated BY dark spaces
30 as to give it the appea' anee OF string oil
"beads." One describes II as resembling dia-
mOnd necklace. This curious and beautiful elect
u supposed to be produced BY the projection OF the
edge Of the moons disc, serrated BY numerous lne-
qualities OF the surface, upon The lace vi the sun.
Thus the sub's light, cut of by the mountains,
streams down to Us at the instant through the val
legs OF the moon.
That tue darkness of total solar eclipse Is not
absolute is due TO the formation Of a corona, or
glory, around the moons disc at the moment oil
total Obscuration. 1t is described as having " the
color OF furnished silver brightest neat the suns
- limb, and gradually fading To distance equal 10
" one.third OF her diameter, where 1t became cou-
81 founded with the general tint OF the heavens
Still the darkness is very great, and the eneces
upoD nature animate and IDanlmate, remarkable.
80 Vegetables and animals, says LaIdDer, HcomPOit
themselves AZ they are TO 40 after sunset Flow
era close and birds 90 rOOs Nevertheless the dArk-
uees rs different frOm the natural DVctufial
and ia attended with certain indesc1o4be, uhearhy
Iobt which throws upon surrounding objects RANT
Ia acg,etimes redd,sh and sometimes etdaverodsly
gTeen.
Mr.. Hind thus describes scene he witnessed:
The entire landscape overepread with an qh-
natural gloom; persons around assumed an unealsny
esahyerous ASPECT the Instant appeared OI iuiu
red. ,he southern heavens had sOnber, pur pie nue.
the place Of the being only indicate Dy tue CORONA
the northern nt avens had laense Violet nue. anu
appeared very near
Capt. Smyth, in his "Cycle Of Celestial oe.
Elects gives the following interesting details Oh
the solar eclipse of May 10, 1886, which was ahnu-
lar in Scotland where he witnessed it e., al tne