Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
THE HEAVENS IN JANUARY,
Two Partial Eclipses Of the Sun and One
of the Moon This Year-The Place
of Distinction Belongs TO Mars.

ana the WOndertul ana glorious hCdi.s
that people it, VIC shall take all the moro
interest la watching for the various pro-
SrdmncS promised us. There ar, only
three clcItpscS, however, two Of the sun
ana one of the moon, and there is not An
ontirc hiding Of the dis, in any ono Of tho
three. We are to have some close meetings.
between moon and planets as well as be-
tween the various planets themselves, and
these are always Interesting ia them
selves disclosing as they do tho fact mat
our celestial ncighbors move about in tho
solar system making it very often appear
as though the Gun itself do move"
one Of the complications OF winter is
the long twilight that seems to prolong
the short day and make the early morn
ings and evenings beautiful with gorgeous
clouds of superb coloriug or with clear
skies tremuious with goden and crimson
hueS. Observers Of the December twilghts
were enthusiastic in praise OF the charm
ing views and glittering paseants that
adorned the west after sunset. twilight,
! or the illumination of the sky that begins
/ h'ioTe sunrise or continues after att,Sct.
I is an atmospheric phenomenon. It Is
caused by the reflection Of sunlight to the
observer from the upper regions Of The
earth's atmosphere, just as the sun shines
on the SUBMITS of mountains after he has
60 10 Observers on the plains below A
the sun continues to drop below the hort
ION. the reflection decreases until it grad
ually ceases, and night begins ia earnest.
rms point IL reached when the sun is u
degrees Below the horizon. The duration
OF tWlhght varies with the season Of the
year, ana the position on the cdrth's sur
light at The summon y1i.,t.o - T,
20 lasts rearl,. tv.o bo,Irs. 90 ~, 49,,
Solsticc about Dec ~. it lasts little
more than one hour and Il half Twilight
lasts longer in higher attitudes and the
variation is preafer If tt,.,, ,..,,.e, ,c ~
mosDhere tbn -ri.r,i.t an. 49,
would no no tviligb+ pr d,,i..,... -
midnirht womb immadia,ot,. ,nfi.,. 49,.
shutting out of the .Iin a,,J u,n,I ii ,o,,
tiutte until the rnorni,,,, y,t,,l,,tt p,,,+ ,,d
denly unon ~ IN, .i,.,.. ,.l,,.lf.i. a.. -
.Iantarr may nor he 49, ,xranti,r5i fo,.
twilight effect. -. Daca,,,b,r I'm, ,ora
the less. if ,ot 81 froourn+1,. ,,u thn
morning ana eroui,lr~ tuitIfobt. ,'u eo.,b
tril utes of adnir,tion frn.,7 the la,..,s ~
celeytiot beautv
Tho eartI, vas I'm ue,ibotfo,, 90. ,,o,ros.
the SIM ON In. 81 .nd .L Sax, no,
! miles ,onro, ,i,..,,,. ,h. - i St
lion. or her mos Distant nni,t f,rro tha
sun. ON July - ,5. rosuii il. ,b.,t ,..ha,
the earth is AT his ,,oir, nf bo,. orhit ,ba
s1ln's dia,rs+nr - ,t, - ~. aS
moves the rostrst ,rI ro, noo,,oss -,
the sun tornners inc .o,.sri+v ~ 1,i,,+e-
The sti,'s di,r,,,,o, L. ..,,r5 o,,,,,, 49,
iN tho wear ana when ,,.,r..+ ~ aar.S
the incroaen in di.,,rr,.r H. sbo,,t . 49,
+ cent a variation .,C INN ~ 60 1o+oo.o,
vii ho,it g, +ataeaoro 80 60. .,,4r-t,,-. -.
represent H., irnm.r.e di.ta,,co 81, -,
above Tho Garth move. ,,s,n.. a. - .,
hclior ro, tbo .,,,,,. ...r.,.io,, H. 49,
stronger AMI the praat.r III. o+trso.io,
the faster h1tstIee old >Io+bor I,a-+b CO.,
.oauerflv th.. northern vris'to, oor,tirr
from o,,tun1naI eotiinov to ,.ernal co,Ii,,o,g
is seven da,s sbortor tho, w. ror+to,v1
summon ,rbi. j. tbo co,l,,.i1, 80 esi-
n the northern bon,isnhore Tho rovsrs,