The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07

viewed through tho big telescope at the Academy
appeared on a mad 10 cross tho SUMS urid dlss,
while really IL was making slow march over the lace
Commodore ]. 4. Howell. head Of the department
OF astronomy at the Naval Academy furnishes he
tiou of the transit OF Mercury to-day
The following the Washington time. as ossssssa
''a feet tine sa 'a ens.S s' sssS A ssss'ass
boa ies.os n,ero eon
10 hours 10 minutes seconds esress interior con-
tact, hours. SO minutes, 30 seconds.
UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HANOVER, May O. 1878.
the weather horo Is unfavorable TO good observa-
ton of the transit Of Mercury cross currents In the
causing haziness. and only occasional good Views
are obtained. Mr.. Paul will not make any close
calculations until after his return to Washing
ton. Tho arst contact with the took place
at 1oh 23m. 26s. A NJ Tho second contact was not
determinable. The weather this afternoon encour
ages the hope that more desirable measurements may
are also taxing ooserva,ons there is large number
continually present to view the planet whcn " Is 20
DO seen.
Both contacts Of Mercury with the wero OBJ
served this morning tnstead OF ono as nrst rc-
ported they being I'm. oos. apart: lhere was
a clearer sky this afternoon, though u was
cloudy when 1t necessary to take most
OF tho observations. At hapast four O'Clock. when
tho destinations OF the sun aud Mercury were the
same, an attempt made 70 determine tho differ
ence oil right ascension of the two BY translts oil
was clear the air Was unsteady and observations
OF little value At the close OF the transit tho inter.
nal contact occurred at oh. 53m 49,, the external
contact being I'm. $685. later.
SUCCESSFUL OBSERVATIONS AT HAMILTON
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF AN ATMOSPHERE
UTICA, N Y, May O, 1873
Professor Peters, OF Hamilton College, Clinton
made successful observations OF tho transit of Mercury
to-day Clouds intericrcd somewhat with the OBJ
ssrvaon Of me in,ssnS contact. rroiossor Peters Is
atmosphere on the planet
vAssAR ASTRONOMERS WATCHING MERCURY.
PouGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, May Q, 1873
The students OF the astronomy class at vassar Col
lego took seven photographs OF tho transit OF Mer
curry to-day at the following named hours:-l040
and $50 A. NJ, and 1914, 1852, 1:03, 81
and l:36 r N. inc frst indentatioa upon the SUMS
disk was spendidy seen, ana as tho planet passed
the afternoon light clouds interrupted the observa
tions some, but, generally speaking, all the obscrva-
The entrance of Mercury on the SUMS disk we'll
seen at Vassar Observatory and tho first photograph
taken at twenty minutes TO eleven A. NJ.
OBSERVATIONS AT PHrLADELPHIA-A REPORT
TO BE PREPARED.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9. 1878.
Close observations made In this city to-day. In
common with those made other places, Of the tran
sit or Mercury. number OF scientific gentlemen as
scmbled In the Observatory, al tho Boys High
School, TO witness the planet In transit, but no one
permitted in the Observatory until the contact had
been discovered aud passed. except Professor Benja
min Snyder and his assistant Tho first point OF
contact was made at some seconds past i0l2
O'Clock A. NJ, which In astronomical reckon
Ing would DO May 5, och. Am. Washing
ton mean time. Tho planet made the first
point OF contact about eighteen degrees above the
equator OF the sun, and, pursuing west southwest
direction, emerged at quarter before six r. NJ some
sixty degrees below the Equator. Tho data taken by
Professor snyder will be carefully computed and en-
bodied a report 10 DO sent by him to the Washing
ton Observatory
OBSERVATIONS AT LEWISTON, ME-THE
WEATHER uNrAvoRABLY CLOUDY.
LEWISTON No. May 0, 1873
Professor Fullerton. OF Bates Biological School,
mado observations OF the transit of Mercury to-day.
In the forenoon obscurcd and In the afternoon
clouds intcricred.
AT WEST POINT ACADEMv-sUccEssFuL OBJ
sERvATIoSs OF THE TRANSIT.
WEST POINT, N y, May Q, 1873.
observations for all tour contacts Of Mercury with
the sun wero successfully made to-day at the West
Poirt observatory.
THE DESTINATIONS AT DETROIT UNsATIsFAc-
TORY on ACCOUNT OF CLoUDINEss.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
DETROIT. Mich, May 0, 1873.
Tho observations on tho transit Of Mercury made
here TO- day by the scientific corps OF the lake survey
were unsatisfactory. The first contact rated
tho condition OF the atmosphere being favorable nut
shortly alter clouds ana haas Intericed and the view
Of tho small planet cbscurcc, much to the sorrow
of tho Eager observers.