New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-04-19
THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Satisfactory. Observations in South
America

America.
New York, April 1s.-The Herald
special cable from Valparaiso says:
Observations of the total solar eclipse
were taken at Nina Aris, Harvard col
lege station. The weather was clear
during all phases of the eclipse, with no
passing cloud and hase to mar the OBJ
servation. Atmospheric conditions
were all that could be wished for, and
the results will be satisfactory to the
highest degree The corona seen, gen.
orally speaking, resembled that of 1871,
as graphically portrayed by Captain
Tupman, and complex like that OBJ
served by Lias in 1857, which extended
some 700, 900 miles from the SUM- There
were four streamers, two Of which had
length exceeding the suns radius. or
stretching out more than 435, GOO miles.
Several dark riffs were visible, extend
ing directly outward from the moons
limb to the utmost limit Of the corona.
Fllaments were numerous about both
the solar poles. Compared with the
corona of jar. /. 1889, the corona Just
observed was more brilliant.
During the total eclipse several fam
ing solar proninences attained great
distinction and bcil!jancy. Within the
streamers no rapid movements were
observed, but the impression OF the
scene was rather one of calm and ran
guilty. The streamers were widely
extended at the base, but not very long.
Appeared Of tnky Darkness.
The moon appeared Of almost i,ky
darkness. with only enough illumination
at the edge Of the disc to make its TO-
tuldlty conspicuous, while from its orb
streamed out on all sides the radiant
hlaments, Beams and sheets Of pearly
light forming an irregular starlight dec
Grafton, with the lunar globe in its center.
The inner corona was dazzling bright
ness, but still more dazzling were the
eruptl7e rrominences, which blazed
through it as if, to use the words Of
Professor Young, like carbuncles.'
Generally the inner corona had quite
a uniform altitude, forming ring
about min. OF arc in width, but sep
arated with more or less definiteness
from the outer corona, which projected
to far greater distance and was much
more Irregular in shape. During total
ity the distinctness and brilliancy of
several prominences were pronounced.
One Of these was $4,000 miles in height.
Tn Spec:roscopic Observations
secured are very promising AS the
eclipse progressed the temperature of
the air fell considerably below its
normal. The lowest reading of the
thermometer occurred several minutes
after totality.
To be more explicit, the outer corona
was unusually extended and much
larger than in 1878 or in 1889, as was to
have been expected during the present
period of increasing solar activity. The
eclipse observations showed conclusivelv
that the sun is now far from being
qulescent but is in a state of great dis
turpance. There was very distant evil
dence OF great spottelne5s and tie pres
ence Of facu'se or bright torc!,-li!xe
streaks. The color of the corona was
rather Wh:tish than red and OF pale
pearly white hue. Upon review Of all
the observations it may be said the
corona was a combination of that Of
1871 and that O. 1857 as drawn by Lais.
The photographs ct the eclipse OBJ
tanned at Nina Aris were very numer-
Gus and highly satisfactory