Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-29
THE GLORIOUS CORONA
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PRoTURBANcEs NOTICED.

AS soon as the eye had become ac-
customed to the unusual sight of
mass of light carrying in its centre
wpat appeared to be black hole. n few
p.nkish proturbances were noticed ex-
tending out from the black disk of the
iisoon. The time of totalsty wa so
shor; Cess than 4 minute and half
mere at Norfolk) that hardly more WIS
Pcssiple than 1883 ng gl!mrse of some
OF eheSe tnencmena who II tie appiOa h
ing hSnt of the returning sun was seen
ana the precious seconds of complete
opso uraiion were past. During totality
me planet Venus WAS Sasily seen aboue
twenty degrees above the eastern hori-
ION. The degree of darkness was not
suincientiy great for the observers To
nCss any stars of Il lower ma Snitude
than the first. Sometimes during eclip-
seS. non the leri d Of to aliiy Is great
en- ana all conditions cunspire together.
the effect OF darkness is somewhat
Sreater ana the stars can more readily
be seen than was the case yesterday.
Some of the strange features of this
unusual occurrence were motel by the
different groups of observers who had
specially arranged for them. The tenn
perature II few minutes before the first
contact was observed at eighty degrees
Fahrenheit: at S:45 the mercury indi-
Gated CT 1-3; Il few minutes later the
minimum temperature was recorded
G4A.
PIN PHOTOGRAPHY.
a curious phenomenon was that pre-
scented by the suns shining through
small aperturcS made III Il card and
projected upon Il sheet. and also
through the leaves OF a small branch
held in the hand. All the smaller APP
ertures showed distinctly the crescent
form Of the image of the sun. one does
not ordinarily think of these little
patches of light which are cast upon the
ground underneath the trees as being
images OF the sun, but such they are in
fact, as the beautiful illustration spo-
ken of above made very evident
SHOUTS OF WONDER.
1t has been sometimes said that the
effect of total eclipse upon any large
number OF observers together is that
OF sudden hushing all conversation, and
that the moments of totally are mo-
ments OF silence. But such was not the
case here in Norfolk yesterday, for
during the entire length of the period
of totalty the parties gathered upon
the roofs and in the streets gave voice
to their feelings in n series of shouts of
wonder and approval. The whistles of
the steamers in the harbor were blown
as IL in salute to the wondrous beauty
of the pearly corona Just before to-
tally the temperature became percept-
IDLY colder there being n distinct chill
TO the atmosphere.
WORTH COMING TO SEE.
1t would certainly seem that those
who have travelled far to view this
beautiful phenomenon must have felt
themselves amply repaid for their time
and trouble, and il enthusiastic express
sion can vonvey the true feelings of the
observers all will go back to their
homes feeling that the day was mark
cd day In theirl ives. The people of
Norfolk should feel very thankful that
this unusual opportunity fell to their
lot. Not in the present generation will
there he another similar opportunity in
the Eastern United States, and 1t is
highly probable that none Of the pres
ent nhabitants of Norfolk will ever see
n repetition of this wonderful phenom-
cnon without travelling to other por-
tons OF the earth.
L. w RIPLEY