Evening journal., 1891-11-14
ECLIPSE Of TIE IHiii:''II'i'i MUM
Luna Will Hide Her Face on
Sunday Evening.
SHE WILL ENTER BARTHs SHADOW.
what the World Famous Astronomer,
Camille Flammarion, Says About the
Interesting Celestial Eyent-How Co
lumbns Usrd the Eclipse.

Samilie ILLUMINATION, says About the
Interesting Celestial Eyent--How Coz
iumbus Usrd the Eclipse.
NEW YORK, Nov IA total eclipse OF
the moon, an interesting astronomical
event that viii not occur again until 1909
will take place tomorrow evening, and the
celestial phenomenon will be visible all
over the United States turned away from
the sun for an hour and q half The
eclipse will be caused by the moon passing
through the earth's shadow In the west
crn states the eclipse will commence be
fore sunset. In the middle and eastern
states, however. the moon will be well ele-
waited above the horison before 1t enters
the earth's shadow.
How Christopher Fooled the Red Men.
Christopher Columbus, who is popularity
believed to have discovered America in tho
year l402, once used this eclipse to awe the
poor red men aud make them believe he
possessed supernatural power, whereas he
was only better posted on celestial phe
nomena than his copper colored brethren.
The sclipse occurred on the night Of
March /, 1904 lie was shipwreeked on
the Island Of Jamaica without provisions,
and the Indians refused him assistance,
Christopher scratched his head a moment.
remembered that the eclipse was about
due and predicted that II would occur, re-
marking in parenthesis as his thoughts
reverted to the hollow feeling in his in-
terror, that the gods were displeased with
the natives because they kept their pantry
doors locked When the moon hid her
Ia he LaA t.I . n.I
men fell on their knees and gave Column
bus and his men the first square meal
they had enjoyed in some time.
what Astronomer Flammarion Says.
PARIS, Nov. 14-Camille Flammarion,
the world famous astronomer has given
his views concerning the coming eclipse
/ to a reporter. The great student Of the
celestial regions says; "lf the weather Is
/ propitious and no new cyclone arrives,
| Sundays total eclipse of the moon will be
4 observed on that day under exceptionally
favorable conditions for 1t takes place at
the precise hour in which the moon crosses
the meridian.
''The middle Of the eclipse will be OBJ
served at Paris at twenty minutes
after midnight. Perhaps with scrupulous
attention il will be possible to distinguish
about twenty-nine minutes past II p. N.
the profile Of the chin OF the Qunarl Cor.
dilleras under the form OF very slight
elevation-the shaded circular rim Of oui
planet. In general what has been takeI
, for this profile Of the Cordilleras or Ande
was a very deep shade Of certain luna
plains.
Glass Needed.
Nevertheless, the earth will be in sucl
| "A Doeitfon during fba prlinga fhat H. tvSI
not be possible to attempt an observation
without the aid OF weak glass which
viii roughly allow the entire disk Of the
moon upon its field. This will make Il
very interesting at the exact moment ol
the beginning and the ending for the pur
pose Of computation.
The Color of the Moon.
"The color Of the moon In eclipse viii
probably be a deep red, with some shade
The tone Of the color will depend upor
the solar rays passing through the earth.
atmosphere and their operation upon ths
lunar disk. The red may be variegated
light or dark, and even Of a yellowisk
tinge. Sometimes the eclipse will be en-
tirely invisible. These .eclipses occur al
regular intervals - eighteen years anc
eleven days. The eclipse OF Sunday viii
be the recurrence OF that Of November
1873
The Celestial Pyrotechnics.
Probably there win be a great number
Of shooting stars traversing the heavens
during the eclipse They will appear t.
emanate from the constellation OF Leo
These shooting stars are, as a matter oi
fact, debris of Tempels comet, which ap
peared in 1866, making a magnificent pass
age in a clear sky