Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-08

edge, and outside of the shadow path
Leon, Burgos. Valladold and Zaragoza lie
within the shadow. Numerous railroads
passing into and through the band afford
means of access to observing stations from
ports on the Bay of Bscay or the Med
iterranean The Columbretes and Ba-
learis Isles. where English expedition
will be located afford excellent opportuni-
ties for observation.
After crossing the Mediterranean the
shadow strikes the African coast about
midway between the cities of Algiers and
Tuns. A railway line not more than sixty
by means of which observing stations may
be reached at any desired distance from the
central line of the shadow path.
The port of Bona Is located about 23o
miles east of Algiers. The third station Of
the naval observatory will be inland from
Bona and will be near the central line. Ii
will be equipped with horizontal photo
graphic telescope, fve-inch aperture and
seven-inch aperture and 114-inch focus; a
portable telescope for observing contacts,
and polariscopic and meteorological ap-
paratus.
Time Instruments.
Each station under the naval authorities
will be supplied with instruments for de-
termination of time. Where Geographic
facilities are available the stations will be
supplied with chronographs and portable
tEdnSllS LOT lHG ucleI VI liS
ference of longitude. No eclipse in modern
times has been SO prepared for by the as
tronomers. The naval observatory has been
making plans for two years In addition to
It's three stations and three from the Lick
observatory, equipped by the liberality Of
Mr. William II. Croker. the Indiana State
University will locate party In Spain
Amherst College has an expedition under
Prof. David P. Todd at Tripoli
The Canadian government sends the hrst
expedition 1t has ever equipped to Hamll-
ton Inlet, Labrador. 1t is in charge OF
Prof. W. H. Ring. with members OF the
Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada and
the Greenwich observatory staff as OBJ
servers. Other English parties will be 10
Gated in Spain on the Island of Minorca and
in Egypt. The German government has
permission of Spain to land party on the
Columbrites Islands.
An independent expedition has been or
ganized by Sir William MacGregor, who
is governor of Newfoundland. Sir William
is the distinguished explorer of New Guina,
and availing himself of the scientific inter-
est developed with regard to London this
summer, he has determined to fix the longf-
tude of the principal parts of the coast oc-
cupied by scientific parties observing the
eclipse, himself carrying on important tidal
observations.
Only Disappointment Possible.
The only disappointment for scientists
and other watchers regards the eclipse
lies IN the POSSIBILITY Oh log, cIOuuS VI
storm For that reason the claims of
Spain, Algiers and Egypt have been ad
vanced over Labrador.
To the non professional, who has his
time for frank, general observation, not
having to give his whole attention, does
the scientist, to one particular feature, the
sublime spectacle of a total solar eclipse
is without parallel. The gradual, mysteri-
Gus blotting out of the sun, the gloom, the
weird atmospheric effects, the rushing into
view of stars and planets the dazzling
streamers of the corona, like some concen-
trated aurorea borealis, all make the spec
tacle memorable.
The public may have some consolation In
the thought that everybody in a few
months will have an opportunity to observe
a reproduction of the phenomenon in the
music halls and theaterS. Complete sets of
acknowledgement views of the eclipse are to
be taken.