New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-17
TIRE COMING solar ECLIPSE.


TIE COMING SOLAR ECLIPSE.
ITS FxTENT-wHEN yIsIBLE-How GREAT AT
I DIFFERENT PLACES-HOW 1T is TO BE oD-
SERVED. i,
Mr.. J. II. Coffin Of the Nautical Almanac OF
fec assisted by Prof Henry Morton OF the Franklin IN
stltute and several practical photographers WIZ unue
the auspices of the General Government, proceed 70
huntington Iowa. and take photographs OF the total
Solar Eclipse on the 18th Of August next Prof Morton
has secured for this purpose the Equatorial OF the Ph
dolphia High School and that OF the Gettysburg UhVer
sity both OF six inch aperture. Mr. warren de 10 hue
who produced the pictures Of the Solar Eclipse OF 1860
said to be the best Of the kind yet made-recommsnds
that on the occasion Of future eolipses refracFors
OF six.inch aperture and ten feet focal length
should be used mounted on equatorial stands with
clock work drivers Each instrument TO have portable
observatory with Photographic appliances, including
tour piateholders and FIVE baths with FUSED nitrate OF
silver which gives moro sensitive surface than the
crystalized salt. -Four operators should accompany
each telescope being expert photographers and all
well praotlced with the instrument IN making lunar
photographs It is estimated from pictures OF former
total ecpses that the Hight OF the prominences have an
acno force OF about 100 times that OF tho full moon ana
about times less powerful than that OF the sum- there
fore with telescope OF siXinoh aperture moderately
quick nstapaneous exposure would secure pictures OF
woud be required for tho Mr.. Skinner OF the
Dearborn Observatory. contributes TO The Chicago Times
tho following exact data In reference to tho coming
eclipse
This eclipse will be visible throughout the whole extent
f the North American continent partial eclipse Inc
places 1t is to DO total are confined 10 anarOW D
less than $50 miles wide extending In south eassery
the first touches the earth IN Longitude west from
iS dsg1oe aa ana ousbes the eaS in
longitude degrees west from Washington and 10 north
latitude 50 degrees In other words at the nst OF these
places the dark body OF The Is TO touch the sun
earlier than at any place just as the sun IL rising Inc
umbra OF the moon travels NJ first IN north.easery
direction toward Behring's straits where bends gradu-
ally eastward, and from Behring's Straits IL begins to
ton holds across British America and the United States
To speak definitely the central line OF tho path OF the
miles north vest OF Fort onion which is situated
Junction Of the Yellowstone and the Missouri Rivers ~
sWeeps south the territory Of Dakota and
enters the state OF Iowa ia north western boundary
and passes near the following places:
IN IOWA.
S.is5ss csAosS Coas Psssa J,ssr.os cSSsiy
Itooutboro Booze County Lee CITY, Lee County.
Bsls Po.ni Booas COgHiy. Port Madison. Lee CoaStr
'''-''' mIISos.
the State OF Illinois the following places are near the
cosl,i,I MtOssoo.A ooan Ss..,9'. s ss Gsss,y
Hsssslsm MsnIrI Cousir REESE Hl, JAPer County
Springfield, SsagaRoH C0aHJ
wI,hiRGoH. Da'ie.. cSuRy. Corridor IIarri'oa County
The following places are near the central Line:
Ysirl,A Nelson Coa.ty Manchester, Clay County.
'N1'' " VIRGISIL
The following places are near The central line:
Esull'iI' SEQ" C0aHJ ,,, sS,,'' warrington Comfy
Taylorsyle johnson County Is near the central line
NORTH cARoLISA:
The central line passes near the following places
e cS1s MSs. county Ls,.SS coSa
THE NORTHERN LIMIT or THE UMBRA.
'ne tot following
Forrest City, wluubAso CO-Ju, CoTuads
MSsoa CITY o,uO dordO Co-Ja'i side
c.,T Is, ciyoul. A.ns. woooit Scott Co.-In,is
ClIrEiuls, Batter Co-Jus outside lD.vsnpoH loSA
ILLINOIS.
The northern edge Of the umbra passes the follow
i'ISd' Rocl I..ud cO.In colos,. Hear CS-Iqd1s
HIHpton. ROei Island cO-EsTCbsaol MeL.,n cGIaads
SiH re: Bureau o"S''' the O'''' v'f"lli'' 0'I''''
INDIANA.
The following places In Indiana are near tho northern
BaiS6dG: PuiuIH Co Ia,ds Versailles, Rplsy Co Taads
FrAallD JOAH'On cO-lHid. RaE sun oh0cO-s'I 'h'ln'
The following places in Kentucky the northern
% h S Grs, cs-Ia.ids PsSi's JoSa.os Co ~" We "''
VIRGINIA.
The following places are near the northern edgo:
Arroeona Logan Co-Hearibs lne Ssvburn Pulaski Co-Ie
MsehlniesbuI Bland COIusids Daur' P'JlrAui CO-Iud'
NORTH CAROLINA.
The following places near the northern limit of the
ROIboro Person cousIn,d Hli.srn' InlstNsar the line
THE SOUTHERN LIMIT or THE UMBRA.
This passes near the following places in Iowa:
Council Bsss-EsT the hus Mount Ayr, RngOh co-Iusi,
Frankfort, Montgomery co-In,lde
The southern line OF the total eclipse passes the
Praeslon, Mercer CO-N,Ar the shshyvi Shelby Co-Iads
Hne. Bowling Grsen PIKE Co.-lRIile
ILLINOIS.
The following places are near the southern limit Of the
umbra
Alton Madison County-rusde M Vernon Jefferson cOInIds
COn1gton goa Consds NswHaTsn GAlAuh County.
THE STATE OF INDIANA
This State barely extends at it South MeStern point TO
the southern limit OF the umbra.
The following places In Kentucky ore near the southern
line OF the umbra
Smihyn Henderson cofnhds horgniovn Butler eoInsde.
BuriIyls, Cumberlinf co.-lEnde
~ TENNESSEE.
The following the southern edge OF the umbra
Huntsville Scott co-nsde Knoxville K1oI ee.-heaT ius
ssF!erVine, Sewer eo-Irsde
NORTH CAROLINA,
Asheylle Buno0mbe County, Is within, and Columbus
Polk County, Is near the line
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following places are near tho southern line OF the
Umbra;
Yoi1is Tori co-InLiG Cherry Grove HOny Co-NsAr III.
Places which within the northern and southern
limits, as above described, will DO within total
shadow and at these places the eclipse will DC total
Places outside OF these lines will have partial eclipse
OF greater or less magnitude, according Is near or
far from these limits. ... .... .... ..-I -
The following table shows the times OF beginning and
ending ut the places mentioned,
80, Eclipse Eclipse Eclipse Eclipse
No., beghs ENDS begins ends
B,port ae"'''. g @H,e! IadahlpoI. Ind..... 40 ea
Portland Me s9 sanset Cairo Ih....... 400 6O9
SSnsoId n u y :an,.! ealsna ~ ~ 39 600