The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-17
TOTAL ECLIPSE TO
BE SEEN IN UTAH

According to the astronomical cal
culations, residents of Ogden and In
fact of the entire country. will Wit
ness a total eclipse OF the moon on
November 27, 1t Is said that the phe.
nomena will be first visible to this
locality about ten minutes after mid
night, and is expected to continue In
a state OF eclipse for from an hour
end a half TO two hours, Lunar &C.
lipses are caused by the passage Of
the moon into the earth's shadow,
and while not as frequent as solar
eclipses, the ratio being about three
TO two. as far as the ordinary obsery.
er who must content himself with
the naked eye Is concerned, 1t would
appear otherwise. as 1t is only In GER
tain localities that the solar eclipse
is generally visible, all things favor
able, from about half the earth.
Even under the most favorable con-
ditions the solar eclipse never lasts
longer. as q total eclipse, than about
eight minutes. and this is only In some
parts of the equator, while the moon
In total eclipse will last about two
hours. and two hours more from the
time the edge OF the moon first passes
into the shadow of the earth until It
D. passes out
Except In times Of storms the moon
is still Visible while In total eclipse,
showing a sort of dull copper colored
light, which is said by astronomers to
be sunlight detected around the
earth into its own shadow by the re-
fraction of the eartha atmosphere.
Tho partial eclipse OF the moon is
much more frequent than the total
Astronomers say that the partial
eclipse is caused by the moon passing
either to the north or south of the
shadow thrown by the earth without
going directly through II. The aver.
age number Of eclipses per year is
about four. two solar and two lunar.
II Is said that the smallest number
which may occur is two, and in this
Instance both are solar. while the
largest number ever known to take
place within year was seven. While
the moon controls the tides OF the
ocean. 1t Is said that an eclipse has
no effect whatever on them, Tho so.
lar eclipse Is much more valuable
than the lunar from a scientific point
OF view in fact. were 1t not for the
opportunities given astronomers TO
study the surface and constitution of
the sun In times of partial or total
eclipse. when the suns brilliancy Is
greatly lessened, it Is probable that
comparatively little would be known
about the plant which furnishes US
with light and heat
II Is said that the present knowl.
edge of the sun was nearly all gained
by observations made during what Is
called the most remarkable series OF
eclipses In history. between 1860 and
1871. Most Of the phenomena OBJ
served during this period was moro
plainly visible in Spain than in any
other part of tho world. One Of the
most peculiar features OF the lunar
eclipse is tho fact that TO the naked
eye the line of the earths shadow as
the moon passes into it is plainly Wis
ible and sharply defined, but when a
telescope is used. instead OF growing
palmer, this line fades into hazy
blur. In the ancient times eclipses
were used to mark events, The date
OF the Christian era Is said to have
been determined by a lunar eclipse
on the night before Herod died. The
word eclipse" from the Greek, taken
literally. Is a medical term meaning
faint or swoon.