The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-06
THE STORY OF THE ECLIPSE.
WHAT OWE or THE NEW FORK OBJ
SERJERS saw IN COLORIDO.
4 Brief Talk with Prof Lewis Ross OF Al
bnny-tIis Account Of that "scene OF Sur
prising SubIImity"-The Results Secured.

Prof .vvia R,a4 Director of tho Dudley
iva - VIC ~
NJ civilian astronomers invited by the superin-
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uhdch' oil Vie N"N"l V"s'IN"'"IS W '"No u"i' III
the observation OF recent eclipse. Prof Boss
established his station AT West Las Animas. Col,
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h'UI 'lo ''"''" I'LL. W ""''.y "iu ""Vu' Nv
miles southeast Of Denver. His observations
nrn understood To- have boon very successful
I'm
u"' WI Sn"i'N w I'I"'''u III W'hhl'"l i"lin'
Prof Boss started East without joining in the
consultation at Denver and il the first OF the
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rror.ssod NJ. WILLINGNESS ~ Talk froo,v of no
80, t,t, :, :, . , '' ,,it,
results obtained II u was Thought inc puDhc
would feel an immediate interest in them.
prof Drn,..r ~ ,.,,,. ,i,v 80 bo snid ",roa
md vhnt he. with profs Young. Lockyor
Langley md others will rcnor, viii bc doubt.
less Of much moro value than anything |
have to offer. The result Of the unpnr-
nlioled cYor,s moIc dprine the last
twenty years to solve tho mystery " the COM
position Of the sun. and the nuturc Of the opera.
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uohs Eo'ns OH M"n'n "h" ""n""' "s 9", ."'v
has been somewhat disappointing. As Prof.
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only "Eo III Nhlvh "s'i n'i"'I9 nav nv "'"
satisfied with their theories OF solar physics.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN mr. In fnr,nnti Ion On thot sui.
iect
r,l,ie cbinnv w. tbn ,.hnror,,.r VI ihn roro,1.
m" nron,inSnees So ,s,iirJ which duriurtntai
eciipses' nppear as pinkish flames surrounding
thn moan rnn he invrstirnt,d nj any time by
,n.a's ~ do enn,trna,',,s,n Inn thr ,,r',nu IL
only visible in total cclipses when the body Of
he sun is entirely hidden by the moon.
hlort Jisk III ih" moon ia soon IN he -urrotinI.
ed by an Irregular glow Of light very similar in
During The urssent rrliiy.r HE coronn was nm
usuaiiv bright. and this taken with the fa.t That
thr nrcsrnt il IA r"rioI whom the sun
is wholly without spots, Indicates that
there is most likely a connection be-
brightest when there are few spots and faint
a-t M i'm $50 when tho spois nr, nrrost and
most .rcaurnt. A. seen by me. the corona was
an object Of surprising -ublimity. At the mo-
'',.nt ~ ,fniify nv ~ ,yns a. m. ,nl, sropn in
order to note Inc exact moment Of tho di-ap.
Rcaran'p ~ u'' w S crcl u'ouI' ttc
sun was oNtingulshei' the ncd Of vision was
| ul,,d With n srnyi-h or unDuinus glow. indi-
,atn1 ~" % a, W. ", III =. t, ~ wy
rl,'r., Hmm, tbe Jnrk G9fy ~ He mi,,n .tir.
,"un"'d 10y nyst"rious a!hehnne' 81 'iE ,,.,
W., v"Fon" ,.drn,ud snop wy o,,,,. !, tbo
NV ~, g ., Vt i".'v, = 'ri,, ~ ,I n
mi,',n T'rst fhSr' v'a. a Vii d"nnnJ nuclau.
, ih, MT ~, XXI, w MN, -, n
,rr moi IN" inu,r "1r'nn. From tils IN either
S'dr mot on, ,1nG s'r"ain'5s, i"r ai ~. Wnt'
.r,,,,., H. fr',, ,',, '',,l
W. go, ~, W. a. 'a,ir,ns ,,a y,,,o i'.
~ s'''h 3" "'N' l''9 A"lui"s' vas '"'l W. "'
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lt'I; lung Ky, Wno, WI ON vac SUNNI w. >,
"','' a., am, 80 Don, H. ., tni
M ,,'' - ,i',n eix Ii,srai. Ifon NM in, n
ur more Vlnh sly u'-',S Nhn ii..N",S "
more nllhW" 'NaIi"'nu WIN we -
sEl- '""h" w" "',
fnlus ~ a. NM nm, ti.., ,," - w., , ~
nm .N,', WIFI ~, ,rt,,r'- iron,
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",,rt 49,, ,b r,.,t,,- Ia t,.n,,r,i ,b,r. A.,
1919 ~, ~, W. ,, o,i'i,,. IL, No. rih,r..s.
l,.t'" ", W, - ''' " =, 10, 49, " 20 49,. Il
ni we .3i.n' "a n'".drnnf par - i" p'", 49,
M"7 7't l"''' WIN i''"t'', t"'9 ~ ~
mou4ri ~ me mteHS way OF NC hnV
IhttNi V'.' ",e,a ,r,','o, -, o, 90
| decided nu lel or hsgrcEatlons 81 mht"t
A. Ip"u' e. s' 81 w" n't'i, pm al W. Su
itt,' ~ . N t.''r,,', won, r,,ri.'',a .,,r,,.'
40 t9,,i,f, ,,,, fr " Iistanta ~ n,Thnn.
I"Ys ~ i,n,,,.,nr ~ ,hc man rhisa III
MOI stand vertically To- the surface, hu
~, s',ni M '"'Ax' ,bts lin, III. ',her
NC Jnrt ,,op rr ~ 'evtnrlin,, ,,"r II
Inv,u IL th,. mons limb on ali tI,sa Mint
ne 1rl'1 III" 2r9 IA, Nnlgn MY f'
~, ~ ian. ,nt.vut In lnrta sr..'ir..
90. ,,t, a., t.,. ill.,. anil .f th,-,. ,,h. Gs,.
soon A. H. t.rfn.tlv .n'.nlII Ofh.r To- D.,
~, 49, nv, - t,,oi,.1I, prf Ill. ,.-. MT fl,
nr,,.,r Ia, "a r,ii,,,o st,'iy ~ r,.-n III A.
yr.,,hl INN ,lii. H. tl. t.fttr, ~ mo f.r..
"taratiux I'M th, corona NAV nc secured ON
,h,r,, ~ -,r,,tn tbat tl'.v show n e1mrii ono.
-f,Ii-,iir,
liner. is NO. evidence shat any nrkrriu
I'',i..ii ,i,,ir. i,t.ty n,t tbi n,.,ll La,r'Ii
&c. eNrected ~ il would suppose the cxi-tenc
If eu1ruiou, vrlocItios of motion beyond an,
| H. fnt, vrl.irh .y.n tho analogy of M. nurnrl
/ GeW would demand Prot Eastman VII
-tIrccssful in measuring with his epcc,r,
, | -,.,.. no limits ~ fle we'll known lin
. H-i soon i'm tl.r -pr,trum Of tho corona III
| i1uud that On the north. south east and west ,
th, s,,n this In. which /. thut of "A CLAW ne pa
was Seen ~, 6iiv nhnut flur-irntls If The sin
| Jinin,ter from Tie moon +. limb: TINT il whr
liz trlesr6ir. which carried the spre,r0scop
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