The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-28
CLEAR DAY FOR THE ECLIPSE.
CLOUDLESs SKIES THROUGHOUT
BELT OF ToTALITY.

important Observations-AII Eyes
ON Astronomical Work to BE Done
in Georgia To-day.
Washington. May 27.-The following
special sun eclipse" weather bulletin
was issued by Chief Moore to-day:
''The weather map this morning gives
practically sure indications that the en-
tire line of the eclipse will have clear
weather. The presence Of an antl-cy-
clonic system covering the whole South
Atlantic states insures light, variable
winds, moderate temperatures and un-
form decrease in the vertical gradient
Probably no eclipse ever occurred under
finer seeing conditions than will exist
Tomorrow"
Reports from the weather observ-
ers In the sun eclipse belt indi-
cate clear weather over the entire area
except in Alabama, where perhaps there
may be few clouds. This is the state
ment made by the weather officials to-
night as result of telegraphic advices re-
cetved from observers at s o'clock this
evening.
Every indication points to good weather
in almost the entire range of the eclipse,
which will give the scientific parties now
in the field excellent opportunities to Sc
cure photographs of the phenomena. The
weather bureau will secure some data, in
cluding the effect on the temperatures of
the eclipse throughout much of the re-
gion east of the Mississippi river. Special
| observations are to be taken hourly during
the time of the eclipse.
AT the naval observatory observations
| of the contacts will be made with the 26-
inch telescope and also with the Pinch
equatorial.
Points at which ohearvatiope ara m he
made, including those where government
scientists are to be stationed are: Barnes
vile, Ga, Thomaston, Ca, Griffin, Ca,
Indian Spring, Ca, Washington, Ga, I'm
ion Springs, Ala, Newberry, S. c., Wades-
boro, N. c., Pinehurst, NJ c., Norfolk,
Va. and Hampton Roads, where the
President and party will witness the phe-
nomena.
Astronomers Are Happy.
Atlanta, Ga, May 7-Cloudless skies
are reported tonight from the various i'm
| promptu observatories scattered along the
shadow track of tomorrow mornings
eclipse from Alabama to North Carolina.
The observers in charge at the different
| stations were in highly hopeful mood to-
| night when in addition to favorable local
outlooks, Prof. Moore's special bulletin
| forecasting propitious conditions for to-
morrow's event, was received.
Many of the astronomers, in order that
no chance may be overlooked, and that
even the possibility of accident may be re-
moved, will remain up all night Instru-
ments are being gone over and given a fl
nal adjustment and everything is in exact
order for the mornings work.
The path of the eclipse takes a course
| across a portion of the globe starting in
| the Pacific ocean, at a point southwest Of
| Cape St Lucas, in Lower California. 1t
| will first be observed on land on the west
| coast of Mexico, whence the moons shad-
| ow travels at a velocity of a thousand
miles an hour. being "total" at New Or
leans at 1880 in the morning and on the
! Atlantic coast at or near Norfolk about
an hour later.
| United States Observers.
| The United States observers have set
| tied upon two points-Pnehurst, n. c.,
and Barnesville. Ga, as the best for OBJ
| servation, owing to their being right IN
| the center of the path of totality," and
| to the probable clearness of the atmos-
phere, there ct this season of the year.
| To these points they have transported
| several tons of special apparatus, and
have erected the largest cameras ever
constructed for Photographic operations
1t Is the special desire of the astronomers
! to obtain numerous photographs. not only
| of the osculation and transit of the sun
and moon, but of the various solar phe-
nomena, such as the corona, the photo
| sphere and the chromosphere-those vast
| seas of tncandescent gases which are
| said to extend one million miles on each
side of the sun, while the jets of flame
| in the chromosphere are thought to rise
| to hight of 10000 miles.
| The second American party of observa-
| ton will take its stand at Tripoli, in North
| Africa. The results of the observations by
| the government forces in Georgia will be
| cabled to Tripoli. where the astronomers
win not be called upon to bring their
telescopes into play until 3 O'clock in he
| afternoon. The information wired to North
| Africa will be used fer the guidance osN
the government observers there.
TO watch IL in Atlanta.
| In Atlanta the eclipse will be almost
| total Scientifically speaking, the degree of
| observation will be 1856 the SUMS diane
ter being one.
To give the public schools an opportu-
| nity to observe the eclipse Il has been de-
cided not to require the children to report
at school houses until 10 o'clock. The prin-
| cipas Of all the white schools in the city
/ have been given leave OF absence to OBJ
serve The eclipse from any pont In he
| state they may select, provided they re-
| port for duty by noon Monday.
| The weather bureau here will take OBJ
servations principally in the line of sha-
| dow bands.
All Ready at BarnesviIIe.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, May N.-Every indi-
| cation tonight points 10 the success of
| the government eclipse expedition here in
| the deserving Of to-morrow's phenomo-
| non.
The only anxiety that has been felt was
| regarding the weather conditions. and
this fear was practically removed when
| Prof. IJpdegram received a dispatch from
| Prof Moore, chief of the weather bureau
announcing that probably no eclipse ever
occurred under finer seeing conditions
| than will exist tomorrow"
| Every detail at the station Is completed
| every adjustment made and only some
| thing unforeseen can ma aterially tend 70
| defeat the careful and elaborate plans OF
| the astronomers.
The first contact Of the eclipse will be-
| gin al thirty-one minutes and fifty-one
! seconds past six. The last contact viii end
| at ffty-six minutes and sixteen seconds
| past eight. Totnllty will begin at thirty
| eight minutes and forty-two seconds past
seven and end at forty minutes and five
! seconds past seven.