Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-07
VENUS TRANSIT.

The Distine uished Planet Makes Show
of Herself on Time Yesterday-But the
Conditions Were Not Altogether Favor
able for the ObservatiOn-Some Good
Photographs Obtained.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
NoRTHF1EnD, Mimi, Dec. 6.-To the
great displeasure of the astronomers of
the Mortified observatory the morning
opened cold and cloudy, the air mingled
with fakes of snow.and continued through
out the day to be the stormiest for two
years, but twenty minutes before ~ the
clouds cleared away and after twenty min.
utes the whole zenith and the sun was
clear as bell, thus affording an oppor.
tunity to gaze upon the suns disk dotted
with the transit of Venus, which in appear
ance was a black spot the size of hicko
ry nut, about three-fourths both ways
across the sun, travelling to the west. II
was also discernible with smoked glass
and with the naked eye.
Western Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 6.-Observers at Gin.
cinnati observatory are suffering immeas.
urable disappointment because clouds OBJ
scure the sun and prevent any satisfactory
observation of the transit of Venus.
clear sky at midnight gave high hopes Of
clear weather to-day, but the sun rose
partly obscured and soon became wholly
invisible. Shortly before 10 o'clock the
clouds grew so thin that the sun was dis
tinctly visible. Private observers with or.
binary field glasses dimmed with smoked
glass were able to see distinctly the planet
on the lower portion of the sun. The ut
most was done at the observatory at this
time, but the result is far from satisfac-
tory.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-The weather was beau
tifully clear since daylight, giving local
astronomers fine chance to observe the
transit of Venus, which they are improving
Prof. Elias Calbert, of the Tribune, has
made arrangements for complete scienti-
fic observation. Smoked glasses are in the
hands of good many citizens.
LONDON, Dec. en- consequence of the
unfavorable weather the transit of Venus
was totally invisible from Greenwich OBJ
servatory.
Boston, Dec. Notwithstanding the
clouds, Harvard observatory made salts.
factory observations of the first and sec.
ond contact in the transit of Venus.
OTTAWA, Dec. 6.-The observer here tool
successful observation of the transit OF
Venus at the interval of ingress this morn.
ing.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The weather this
morning was quite cloudy; consequently
but about dozen photographs of the
transit of Venus observed at the Navy OBJ
servatory. The weather is nearly clear,
and fine observation is expected this af
ternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Ga dispatch from
Hicks observatory, Mount Hamilton, at
a. NJ, says it is splendid, clear day
Forty eight photographs of the transit are
already obtained.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The transit Of
Venus was successfully observed at the OBJ
servatory and stations in this city.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6.-Preparations were
made for observing the transit of Venus
by Prof. Engler, of Washington university
and Brother Edward John, of the Christian
Brothers college, in their various institu
tions, but owing to the cloudy weather the
observations we're unsuccessful. At the
Christian Brothers college the planet was
seen in transit at 1880, and this was the
only point in the city where it was OBJ
served.