Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
.EARTn'S SHADOW C0vERS MOON
TOTAL ECLIPSE WITNESSED
EARLY THIS MORNING.
Ideal Weather Conditions and I'm
usually Beautiful Spectacle
Presented.

There was a merry g-a-ling-tinging
Of alarm clocks at o'clock this morning
in many Washington homes. The warn
ing was sounded to give notice that Lady
Moon was about to hide her beaming face
in the darksome shadow of the earth.
Many people were aroused from their
slumbers to see the eclipse which came
Off on schedule time. Sky conditions We're
most propitious for the event. As pre-
dicted by Forecaster FrankenfieNd yes
terday. there was not a cloud visible and
the atmosphere was crisp and clear, while
Jack Frost was busy forming icy lace
work on trees and grass.
First Touch of Shadow.
At Pill o'clock the first touch of Mother
Earth's shadow made its appearance on
the edge of the moons bright disk The
picture was pretty one as the deepening
shade crept slowly forward and at five
minutes past ) o'clock the erstwhile shin
ing orb seemed to have been completely
b!otted out. darkness succeeding the
bl light moonlight that had prevailed a
short while before. The clearance of the
moon from the shadow came at $50
O'Clock, just as the faintest CLEANS of the
coming dawn appeared on the eastern
horizon.
were made at the Naval Observatory
There Is said to be no espac. al value at
tached to the observations. They are re-
garded as simply astronomical routine
and are made as matter of record.
The eclipse was visible generally over
the American continent. 1t was wildly
apparent in this vicinity owing to the
ideal weather conditions, and those who
witnessed 1t while the city slept feel that
they were well repaid for the attendant
loss Of rest.
According to weather lore supers; itions
the eclipse will be followed by a spell of
bad weather, with snow, sleet, ice and
high winds. According to meteorologists
the eclipse has no effect upon future wind
or weather.
Viewed by Harvard Students.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November PA
total eclipse of the moon began at oil
O'Clock this morning. lasting until 5:3S
O clock. The eclipse was visible in all
parts OF North America, Central America
and South America.
Harvard students assembled in large
numbers at the students observatory, on
Jarvis Field, and viewed the eclipse
siz telescope. To.ality began at 3:14 and
ended at 4:16 o'clock. a large number
of photographs were taken and later these
will be exchanged with observatories in
other parts of the continent.
Unusually Beautiful Spectacle.
GENEVA, November 21.--Dr. William
r. Brooks. director of Smith observatory
and professor of astronomy OF Hobart
College. made several fire observations
OF the total eclipse of the moon this
morning, the sky being perfectly clear.
AS a spectacle it was unusually beautiful,
the eclipsed moon having the appearance
OF FURNISHED copper. The Occultation of
several stars by the moon was noted and
a number of meteOrs from the Biea
stream were seen. DIR. Brooks awaited
himself of tie obscured moon to make a
very satisfactory observat ton Of Haley 6
comet through the large telescope. Inc
comet is in Taurus and is yet quite faint,
only visible in good-sized telescopes, but
is growing brighter.