Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
SKY IS STUDIED
BY TRAINED EYES
World Famous Astronomers on
Mt. Wilson Make Use of
Big Telescope
DR.. HALE DELIVERS ADDRESS
Building Of SpeCtrOheIiograph in
Australia Recommended.
Papers Are Read
DR.. HALE DELIVERS ADDRESS

PASADENA, Sept. IAN extremely
interesting day was passed yesterday
by the great astronomers of the world
who are sojourning on the summit OF
Mount Wilson, attending the fourth
conference of the International Union
for Solar Research.
The first event of interest yesterday
morning was the Address of welcome
delivered by Dr. George Ellery Hale,
director of the Carnegie solar observa-
tory Not only did he gladly welcome
the brother scientists, put he went
little farther and made several recon-
mendations, the most important OF
which was that by all means there
should be a solar observatory built
somewhere in Japan or Australia Tor
the purpose of making observations
similar to those being made aon Mount
Wilson, for the purpose of making
comparisons and deductions with the
spectroheliograph to determine con-
clusively the relation of the SUMS spots
to magnetic storms.
He Indicated that he believes the
time will come when, by means OF the
spectroheliograph, astronomers will be
able to forecast electrical storms by
observing the actions of the sun s
spots, which undoubtedly have much
to do with electrical disturbances on
the earth.
DIR. Hale also stated undoubtedly the
visual work IN solar observations
eventually will be abandoned and all
work VIA be done with Photographic
plates.
Following the address Of DR.. Hale,
Professor Kayser of the University OF
Bonn. Germany, read the report of
the executive committee which also
recommended the building of a solar
observatory at Melbourne, Australia:
He also recommended the adoption of
universal standards for measuring
wave lengths of light.
The afternoon session was abandoned
in order to allow the visitors to visit
the various telescopes and make OBJ
servations and watch the regular em-
ployes of the observatory doing the
work.
There was a committee meeting dur
ing the afternoon 10 determine q
standard of measurements for photo
graphs of stars.
The most interesting event of the
afternoon from the standpoint of the
layman and particularly for the women
Nff the party was the afternoon tea
given by the officials of the observa-
tory in honor of the visiting women.
Mrs. H. f. Newell of Cambridge,
Mass, and Mrs. Frank Baldwin of Mt.
WILSON pOuIGu bSei anu 4hAoo COA1 -
Burwell, Miss Jennie B. Lashy, Miss
Louise Ware and Miss Phoebe Waiter
man served. Those present of the vis-
itors are: Mrs. G. A. Chant of To-
ronto, Canada; Mrs. N. Donitch, st.
Petersburg, Russia; Mrs. A. Fowler
of South Kensington, England; Mrs. H.
c. Lord of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Ar
thur Schuster, Manchester, England;
Mrs. Frederick Slocum, Williams Bay,
Wis; Mrs. H. H. Turner, oxford, Eng
land; Mrs #. r. Watson of Cham
paign, Ill.
TELESCOPE IN USE
The big sixty-inch rejecting tele-
scope was open for the inspection of
the visiting astronomers last night and
observations of various stars were
made to show the work being done on
Mt. Wilson.
Prof. Charles G.. Abbott of the
Smithsonian Astrophysical observatory
Washington, D. c.. made an interesting
address last night. He explsAped the
workings of his wonderful thermome-
ter which is built for the purpose of
measuring the constant of solar radfa-
tion. He has been making observa-
tions for the last four years from va
rious parts of the United States and
from various elevations. He states
that on a clear day the SUMS radia-
tions vary practically none.
Referring to the practical benefits to
be gained from the use of his instru-
mont he stated that he hopes to be
able to make 1t very valuable to agri-
culturists in that he viii be able to
forecast hot waves, tell in advance
whether there will be a hot dry sum-
mer In certain parts of the country.
He also explained the great benefits
such an instrumnt would be to the
army.
prof. w. w Campbell Of the Lick
observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California,
will preside at the sessions today. No
j. 6. Kapteyn of the University of
Cironingen, Holland, will deliver an ad-
dress tonight on the subject, Star
Streaming Among Stars Of the Orion
Type"