New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-04

focal length, constructed by smthson. Ihrouen rJ
he will personally observe the contacts anu ''"'
his notes TO Washington. .,..rr
HOW IAYMEN MAY SEE THE TRANSIT
Probably every other telescope ID INC 0-'y o."
necbborbood will be pointed at the sun on " eun
,1 80 The exhibition. though the last OF
tho LIND that any person now living Will DC
,,ar,uittod IN see. is popular one anu
ror,ot he monopolized by astronomers
trair teIescopes will doubtless be sup
rI.non+ed bv thousands of spy-glasscs heiN,
1ossas and opera-glasses of many shapes SIZES "N"
Iiods ANYTHING of the kind is servceabe 10 IL o'o
whose object in looking Is merely the Satisfaction
of crriosltv. and glasses are not even necessary
lavman's outfit need not consist IN more ina" "
niece OF tinted or smoked glass and clear eH,'
The Tin cd or smoked glass Is essential also Il ''
eseones spvqlasses or binoculars are used as pio
lection AGAINST the glare and heat OF the sun
In conversation with a TRIBUNE reporter ,",'
Saturday Professor Recs said that the SIZE Vi
eseoue to be preferred IN oo,eI'l'-
.ro,,t vas one with an ohlecl -
tlan9' ,ucbcs in diameter. II larger IMAM ma
m. aperture Oughc to BE- reduced - -'N ',i,tr;,i
diaphragm OF c2rdO' aIG OF a or bits Of class
t1rer who wish to SCI tine planet mo, on &c
Of fhe sun should take ther sai 'Jts ~ nist
VI me afterpa m The time OF ihc hfaO q, H'''
~ vii he about Oh. I'M, 1Us., bul VI WI I.',
he visible 10 small glasses u1tI 80, .. a,,tr
l,+.r proua lly not Til 9.lJ. IL VII or -l -
49,, n tie disk near its lowest poht dlo VIZ ~ Na,
he until nearly O'Clock IN the aIteI-ooh
miles. of course, clouds or logs ,'ut'I enc
X.tn. VIII appear on the disk a. DiacA sp"f
,,.,.,ne from east 10 west and having dldmeter"l
about 1871 OF that of the sun . x
- j. thought that hundreds if not Thousands OF
rcrors OF observations by OWueIs o. telescopes NIi
he .eut to Washing, on, and to enable the observer
TO record Na-hl glOU tlnc, "ri.lH [cmcHls nave
been uartoc ed 90 give wide distribution I'D noon
time irugi, from tine Naval Observatory. iHe',
signals VIII be-In to-day ami via be continued 'iI
IIufs.iar. They are t>lu.Wittcd oy the Nt-'tio
UaIou Telegraph Company, ana IN lni7 'i'1
Vii De 10 kcd ter by Mr.. hamict, ID chaite o-
the time service OF the company The signals con
sj>t OF a. series of snort hraAs produced aH."l'a'
caliv IN "a closed tolrgIjqAC circuit so as 10 P.
sent the BEATS 0f Il W.In-tlIl" clock. IAcN WIZ -
ON NJ H. JGm 3)-. and cease at l2h. Oon W.
Washington mean time each Gay. DuIAe I4"l
time tur u,.Tumeut Will give tuc, 2i tlt pcs "-
ming of every srcoad. exert tina IN cac minute me
breaks correspond N TO The twenty -Wh'u Hrt'i.
and 10 tne huy-ulL, nIy-slA %, L'tJ-seF eI To
hfr,-tf-htL ana uity-uiIjh s,cOuas ar. otli'i,'''
Ilstcu. Is will observe that the hrs. chcN amer
pause of five seconds, always lA2i." lAc
Inning of MInu.o ana the hi.t c-lcA
a ter "a I,ause al one second marks half e minute.
ii Noon rne.. VIII boz only single b!c3A a1@ lac
,-,,I' vii .,a.a Persons intending to make OBJ
s.Iarog, will use the signal, 10 learn the i.!iiI'h
of Washington zine 90 that Malhed n.y. thrii
witches or cur.u oilc!ors aud to DO 50 VIII biaA
memoranda each day Of the hour, minute 'A3
second mdIca ed by their tme-pcct7 "heh ea'"
signal is heard. IhIe suoaP -cca 1t lo-' Oh III
i'm transmitting tie Signals loM -1i-'L= ''l- 1T
Ney-N OPS.