The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-07
THE TRANSIT.
The Fine Weather Prayers
Answered.


and favorable for satisfactory obserYa-
ton OF the transit Of Venus.
London, 6 In consequence OF uufas
vorRble weather, the transit eff Venus
was totally invisible from Greenwich
observatory.
Chicago. 6.-The weather is besuti-
fully clear since daylight, giving the To-
cal astronomers fine chance to observe
the transit Of Venus, which they are i'm
proving. Professor Elias Colbert, of the
Tribune, has INSIDE arrangements for
complete scientific observation. Smoked
glasses are in the hands Of many citi-
zens.
Cincinnati, 6.-Clouds obscured the
sun, causing great disappointment.
Boston, Observation-Disclosures the
clouds, Harvard observatory made salts
factory observations of the first and Sec
ond contact in the transit of Venus.
Ottawa. 6.-The observatory here took
| q successful observation of the transit OF
Venus at intervals, this morning.
st. Louis, Mo-, 6.-Venus was only
seel once in the transit, for five minutes,
the weather being cloudy.
| Omaha, 6. - james Bleckensderfer,
chief engineer OF the Union Pacific, took
observations Of the transit of Ve1us at
Sherman. Wyoming. the highest point
on the Union Pacific in The Rocky
Mountains, telegram received here
says that at sunrise the heavens were
cloudy, but that shortly afterwards the
clouds we're ia measure dispelled and
Venus was distinctly seen upon the disc
Of the sun. It was anticipated by
Mr.. Bleckensderfer that the weather
would be favorable for the last
points Of contact. The first points
were not visible owing to clouds. III
was we'll provided with 8 complete set o
instruments. 1t is now believed that b.
is the only man on the American couti
Aent who succeeded in observing tn,
transit, and as he is considerable Of 81
astronomer, his report will no doubt b
of great interest.
1t was cloudy all day in Nebraska.
Denver, 6. Professors Shaw an
Howe, OF the Denver University, OBJ
: served Venus, at its egress, all the morn
ing. The sky was as dresry and I'm
broken in its leRden color as If there ha
been no sun. Later, the Ii ore dens
clouds passed away, but yet the image
Of the sun and planet were unsatisfaC
tory.
Albuquerque, N. H., 6.-The weathe
, is perfectly clear, and the transit visibl
to the naked eye. Observations are pei
fectly satisfactory.
Sac Francisco, 6.-Lsier from tn
Lick Observatory: The transit observs
ton was made under the most fayorsbI
conditions throughout; 147 photograph
we're obtained, of which 125 were frs
F. class. The contacts Of egress were sue
. cessfully observed.
San Francisco, 6.-PrOfessor DaVidsc
teegrsphs from Cerrio Roblero, viG Ii
Oruces, New Mexico, that the da
opened beautifully. Toe clear sun WI
not one diameter above the mountain
\ when the first internal contact was oil
/ served, much later than was predicted
The atmosphere OF Venus was seen out
;. side the SUMS limb. The second conta
was satisfactorily observed, the atmo
phsre growing steady. When the al!
tuds Of the sun was four and half d.
grees, micrometeE measurements We
J, then made between the limbs of the su
: and Venus. These were satisfactory
|, During these measurements the fir
= group OF six photograph plates were e.
!. posed and gave sharp outlines, exhibiLiE
T. the plA16t very well uSHu6us
: After the planet had advanced OF
3 diameter on the body of the sun the ph,
g tograph plates were exposed in groups
six every eight minutes. These photo
D graphs are remarkably fine and no sing
I mitch occurred throughout the who
I. series Whilst this work was bein
C done, micrometer measures of the poli
|. and equator diameter of Venus wer
: made with double image mirromets
4 In the equatorial and transit instrument
. the meridian transit Of toe first limb
:, Venus and the last limb of the sun wer
J observed. Photograph groups wer
> finished about twenty minutes before tt
, third contact.
Two hundred and sixteen splendid pr
lures we're taken. Mlcrometer measure
we're taken between the limb of Il
planet and OF the sun. The third conta
internal was observed with great pre-
cisiou. The limbs Of Venus and the So
I being remarkably sharp and we'll define
j After this contact part OF the planet
f dire beyond the SUMS border was part
b surrounded by white circle CT light. III
r last contact was also observed with gre
p precision. The whole work has been 6
O eminent success, snd not angle tie
I has been missed il ths programme Ct Il
days operations.
New York, 6--The transit Of Ven
/ was successfully observed here.
Chicago, Cat IL O'Clock the cloud
t began to overcast the sky and obscu
the sun, causing a stoppsge in t5e 0
seryation ofthe transit. At s fully {
inch Of snow had fallen, aud the stor
q was general in Wisconsin, Iowa and n
braska.
e At the Dearborn observatory ten phi
!. tograph were taken the last one at Iii
r. Nashville, Glowing to the clouds, I:
6rst and second contacts and ;meridi
. could not be obtained, bat excellent o
y servations Of the third and fourth co
tscCs were got.
s Pittsburg. 6 AT the moment Of I
Il Grst external eontset, cloud passed ov
IS the sun, but from Obser vstIons bsfc
le and after, it was determined that 1t II
l. 90 O5' 81. At an Interval betNesn
it 6rst external and frst Internal contact
n light was seen gathering into brig
n spot, extending within the planets dl
g occupying thirty degrees OF It's clrcn
e ference. This phenomenon ives not
u pected, and the observer was unable
account for it. The clouds obzcured