The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-06-05
FACTS
And Observations About the Total
Eclipse Of the Sun.


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different points along the line OF total
ty, to take measurements, make notes.
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vations and reductions Will be publlshed
after a while Important information
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tlons have been punllsheo' ana embrace
the following:
.Todav,s nhenomenon had the usual
effect on animals. and fowls. Horses
and dogs seemed ia be Stricken with
fear whom DARKNESS came on. and many
of them Law down. and chickens went
tn roost. TAKING the fast apnroachinp
darkness for TWILIGHT.
Within half an nour after the first
contact the landscape began to take on
a pecu1iar. gloomy appearance and a
slioht chi1liness was noticeable.- As
the time of itotalitv approached every
observer was in position, and nothing
hut the measured heats Of the electric
sounder marking off the time in. unison
With the GREAT observatory. clock in
Washington could be heard. Every
eve was directed to that position of the
suns limb where the contact was to
appear.
Suddenly the black ragged edge of
the moon obtruded itself upon the
bright disc of the sun. gradually steal
ING across the surface, and the eclipse
was on. For the n ext hour little OBJ
seryation was made or needed. During
this time. however the observing
party went through another drill to
oct ready for the supreme moments of
totalitv.
Over on a HIGH hill one mile to the
north an observer was stationed to
announce the coming shadow from the
southwest. The horizon was clear for
many miles, and soon the black wall of
the onrushing umbra was seen ap-
preaching with the velocity OF a can
nun oali; IN IeM seconus IL over,
nhasa was mon 0 nS ' WY " y
Instantly from all sides of the sun
there flashed a beautiful corona OF a
wonderful pearly lustre, extending it
sen on opposlte sloes OF tne sun IN tne
a corona as had evnected
The solar prOminences were plainly
visible, and especially were they mark
ed in extent on the western limb.
saw but two polar streamers, but these
were distinct.
In the brief space of 81 seconds twen-
ty photographs were obtained on the
solar axes and four in the photohelio-
graph.
Soon the flash of the sun as II reap
peared announced the end OF totally,
and the corona disappeared as sudden
ly as 1t came into view. For an hour
or more the moon slowly crawled Dff
the disk OF the sun without special IN
cident. Many amateur photographers
took snapshots at the corona, and, 1t. is
to be hoped, with some success. The
whole phenomenon was most beautli III
and most impressive.
The small planet Bira. recently dis
covared was nl.;nlvs soon Stars sbone
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''ls nUiy III Ono ne"Nene.
Professor Senlss, head OF the Brook
lvn Astronomical service, took obser-
vations which convinced him that the
the corona are far anart the sun and
latter beinp mucb nearer the earth.
On this point he saws:
"While the moon was moving oyerthe
sun, before the total obscuration, [ OBJ
served that there was certain ilghtlng
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