The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
THE MOON In THE SHADE.
HER FULL DISK GLOBs R0sF IN
SKY ALMOST CLOUDLEsS

All the Little stars Come Out to Be Looked
at While the Prima Donna's Obscurns
ton Lasts aud Go tn bed "heh ahe
Comes out From Behind the Curtain.
Wha: was to all spectacular purposes total
eclipse OF the moon vas beautifully visible 10
re sidents OF this part Of the word last hiaht.
6cientfcalyit was in the category OF partial
eciipses. as the shadow cast by the earth lett
mere fraction. about l-2oOth. OF the entire
lunar area unaffected. At the time OF the
greatest encroachment OF the shadow about
half rast s o'clock. the brightness was mere
thread.like curve Of gold at the lower right.
hand edge Of the disk. The entire process OF
the eclipse lasted little more than three
hours aud quarter. during all OF which time
except the frst few minutes the conditions for
observation we're m st lavorahle.
Science can predict unerringly the time OF
any lunar eclipse, but II can not predict with
any satisfactory degree OF accuracy the proba.
bilities in the shape Of a counter-eclipse by
clouds. Amateur astronomers have theory
which they exround with much bitterness. that
large masses OF clouds lurS below the horizon
waiting for one OF these phenomena to come
along and then rush in from all directions and
block the game SO far az observations are con-
cerned When darkness fell last evening It
looked as IL this pess.mism was TO be
justified. for the eastern sky was full
OF murky strata. and tho rising moon
couldn't do better than an occasional SHIN
mer through thin spot At quarter before
the orb was well up IN the sky and
was s:rugglin. to make good showing
through the shifting vapors scracgly line
OF shadow extending onc-thirl Of the way
across the circumference from right to left
was observed Ave minutes later, but it was
probably cloud effect. aud the next moment
the whole disk was obscured This was only
temporary. however BY o'clock there was
nothing but thin haze near the moon with
some ,lna clouds cruising about in the ofnhg
Now the eclipse. shadow could be seen die
tinctly passing across from left TO right. and as
II progressed the atmosphere became clearer.
until by quarter before X n was OF o crys-
ta!line clearness
Thr shadow.coior Of last night eclipse was
a slightly murky, but beautiful shade OF old
rose through which could be discerned plainly
the more pronounced lunar landscape mark.
,hroGghon the nam part on The eclipse As
lltt'e ,tar- on either side Of the orb and below
popped out OF theNoiis as II some maI.riln
Observation-Disclosures Over the moon Tor A space. all
was darkness Tor the eaEth'f shadow e2yerst
rcliSsss was ri rrnc;cay total and il remained
50 for a few minutes, the only remnant OF the
orginal lunar Uril.lance being the thin curve
OF a .nnt! arc at the bottom Dy o'clock
the shadow was well started on its with.
drawal. Not cloud marred the, snectacl- ~
aud died the cou,irlIa ions hinked and paled
and few minutes after 10 O'Clock Jaw fair
Luna rie again queen OF the skies and pour
the crystal atmosphere.
. To the man n the street the celestial exhibit
ton was not a matter 81 profound interest. IN
the most part he Kept his nose hLrlzontal and
passed on TO inner warmth and light unre.
thusia,tS scanned the heavens aud pounded
tnhe,r lands 70 Keen warm, warm; some BROUGHT
PT pres tRr@Ssh I TT6@ss s 81 ]
based o. the rroTo iron that as smoked giiss
Is useful for solar ecliIses it must therefore
tor NOT Tar from the Br dge three photo.
Graphi-ts set their trirods and aimed their
q" and hsPs Was general
the atodeS OF warmth at either end OF the
shadow had ceased II 10 Bio. the iunar god
PRINCETON. Dec. l6.--Charies A Young Phi
p, head Of the dep9rtment Of autonomy IN
pS4sS ave sso ha, be- @nsd G no
isct for making observations. Prot. VI. Taylor
Reed securei several excellent Photograph,
THROUGH the University telescope at the Hal.
NEw HSv6E c%nn Dec l9,As the Yale
ks 81 se S 9 81 the o"m pr6
Chase had charge of the pans. Several PHOTO
graphs were taken. The ner Cd OF eclnse
began at G:i5 and ended at 1915 o clock The
magnitude Of the eclipse was uG9G OF the
moons d ameter
Brooks. Director of Smith Observatory OH
served and photographed the eclipse
Of the moon tonight, Tho Mmosrherc
entered the shadow az ti:i5 and left II at 1907
q clork Excellent Photograph exposures
were secured. The photographs were taken Ivy
the method invented by DR. Brooks. Instead Of
ohscuring the lens by means ~ hood while the
films are being put into pos ton DR.. Brooks
moves tho dome. whi~ tho camera rem aims
stationary. At the &c lnsr tho time nj exposure
Is increased. 81 owanc- heinG made for the in
creaSIng shadow Exposures were made every
five minureS during the greater part o. the
eclipse. The present eclipse was OF q peculiar
copper color