The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-14
KEEP AN EYE ON THE MOON.
She Viii be EIipsed by The Earth'S Shadow
Tomorrow Night.
EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT IN RICHMOND
Last Total Eclipse Was In 1874, and She
Won't DO So Again Until iooo-Astrono-
mcrs Hope for Clear Weather.

total eclipse of the moon will occur to-
morrow and last an hour and a half People
in the New England and Middle States will
be especially favored by this eclipse. which
is the first of the kind to occur since 1874. II
will not occur again until 1893 This time the
eclipse will be observable from ali parts of
the United States, which is in the part of tie
earth at that time turned away from the sun.
The eclipse will DO caused by the moon pass
ing through the esrths shadow. in the
Western States the eclipse will commence
before sunset. In Richmond. however, the
/ moon will Ue well elevated above the horizon
before II enters the earth's shadow.
LXACI IIME.
IL happens OPPORTUNITY that the moon will
| be full on SUNDAY night. she will enter the
shadow at 800 L. NJ. AT exactly thirty-seyen
minutes after o'clock she will be entirely
within il. At Is $40 minutes after o'clock
she will be in the centre OF the shadow. and
at 40 OF minute after O'clock she will
begin to emerge from the darkness. AT 3
minutes past . o'clock she Will have CON-
pletely cleared the shadow.
With good clear sky the whole of this
interesting phenomena ought TO be easily
seen from any elevated point IN the neigh
bOrnOOd of Richmond. The moon ut the
time will be larger and fuller than at almost
any other part OF the year. % will first he
Affected by the peuumbra and the umJra.
These are shadows Oh "a shadow, and as they
steal across the disk of the moon they may
he seen through powerful glasses. but will not
be noticed by the ordinary observer unless
the All BIO unusually clear. Then the period
OF total eclipse will begin.
HOW 1T LOOKS.
IL will take some time for the orb Of night /
TO pass COM letely into the deep shadow of /
the earth. and the progress of the eclipse may |
be observed IN easy stages. On the est side
OF the moon the indentatlOn of It's broad face
Will begin. A small break will occur IN It's
periphery and this will get la ger aid larger
until II looks as II great piece o. the moon had
been cut out. Slowly lmmerslng herself m the
shadow OF the earth the satellite will 90 on
unth she looks IKE thin crescent or new
moon Then the total eclipse viii follow
The moon, however, will not be- wholly ob
scured from sight. such reflected light az
may be lying arouud loose in the shadow of
tie earth will enable the moon 10 be seen as
through glass darkly
Mhlle the moon IL passing int the shadow |
the obscured part cannot be clearly seen by
the naked eye, although easily observable
through telescope. but when the entire
disk has passed Into the shad il becomes
distinctly visible, show ne a gradatOn Of tnts
n ~ blush or greenlsh on the Inside % a
gradually increasing red. TIA further on
,hanges to color resembling iron when al S
iull red heat.
USE TO SCIENCE. {
The various points Of progress of the moon
Turing It's eclipse VIII enable astronomers to j
ee and photograph tho topography Of the G
rb, It's mountains aud valleys being strongly
IA Red. he amateur photographer Las y
practically come into existence slice the last I
otal eclipse OF the moon. and next Sunday
lght he Will have q great opportunity II Ia
0red by clear sky. Previously astronomers
ave been encountered with the wet plate and
Their old-fashloned Photographic appliances 4
ow. however the plates aud cameras have
cen brought to such perfection that remark
bic results are looked for by astronomers Is
result OF next Sunday nights work. L
COLUMBUS MOON.
This is the eclipse" said historian. let al
ng his mind run back a few centuries. -.
which Columbu put TO such good use. Ii "
'cuued on the night of March . 1901. He a
a. shipwrecked on the Island of Jamaica IN
lthout provisions. and the indians refused Il
IN assistance lie fOretOld the eclipse. saw q
z that tue gods were dlspleased with the pi
'tlyes and the moon would hide her face IN re
lger aud put on a threatening look They eS
ughed at him. But that night they got rat CO
30 when they saw the moon do what Column az
Is predicted. They begged his pardon and Il,
owned the island. 1t IS the same moon we OF
We now NJ