Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-16
MOON TO HIDE
FACE TONIGHT
EARLY EVENING ECLIPSE WILL
BT VISIBLE ~ UNITED STATES
MAY REVEAL SATELLITE
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'Hl'I'r N'' Il'' ihNf
A tonl eclipse of the moon is 4,
occur ou the evening OF November
10. whom nur 1milar satellite ant
nearest celestial neishhor VIII pas.
through the oarths shadow and pro
ducc pccnclc that Will bee visible
IN Europe and Africa and In part oI
North and South America ana South.
western Asia This eclipse win h'
the llsf Zoo the series of four. Two of
tho sun and two of tho moon. an,
nrunced for the present year and II
VIII afford an interesting exhibition
Wcll worm observing should the sky
Doc favorable. The phenomenon
may be- Viewed 20 good advantage
without any optical assistance what
ever and telescope win not be- ne
ccssarN for an eclipse OF the moon
mas be Focn just os well hy the naked
eve under favorable atmoFphcric con-
ditionf
The coming eclipse win be visible
from beginning 10 end throughout the
greater portion OF the United states,
the weather permitting. nnd the moon
will remain In the cnr,h's shadow
for three hours and fourteen minutes,
Tho moon viii enter the shadow nj
4;i4 g. m and leave Il at 1853 f.. m.
the middle OF the eclipse occurrlns at
Gial D. m. central standard tlmo,
and tho total phase will continue for
almost one hour AS the moon VIII
Doe In pcrigcc. or neorcs. 20 the earth,
her disk viii appear somewhat larger
than usual, and the magnitude Of the
crllpsc--that is. the cytcnt of tho
lshadow--will be- l1al, fho moons
diameter being unity.
Eclipse beglrs Early
The eclipse beginning at cOnven-
tent hour In the evening. II viii occur
under the most favorable condition,
FOR observation should the weather
hc pleasant. and, next to the recent
appearance Of ualcy'S comet. Il VIII
% the most popular celestial event
of the year. when the moon ls inn
merscd In the earth's shadow her disl,
Elll appear dlmmcd as if covered
with dark vcil, aud her unusual
ANAiNA Al'FN NA wv AlllN w llfl IIl
cannot fail TO attract attention II
clouds do not obscure the view The
total phase win begin nt 6.6j p. M
and end at G:i7 p, m, but the moon
win not leave the outer shadow until
S:lG p. mo the cnlrc eclipse lasting
1.-Two hours ana eleven minutes.
To sec the face Of the moon dmmcd
a. al ..Hl a l.
shining with It's greatest brllnncl
md splondor, is a spectacle that eau.
not fall to excite the wonder and ad.
mip0tion of the most unscientlfic oh.
server, and ono wcll calculated Ia in
spifo u feeling of reverence and hu.
initiation In the mind Of every thought
ful person, In this enlightened age
when tho cause of ocllpscs is 10 wen
understood. ana their occurrence /,
accurately predicted and announced
10y astronomers, most persons are apt
to overlook the wonderful nature OF
such phenomena, taking II for grant
I'D that tho predictions win he vor,-
lied, as they always have been, with
out considering the amount OF luhol
required In forctelling them. and Tho
dreadful feeling OF alarm with which
they arc still observed by the unc!vil.
i2ed nations of the earth The earl
lost observations OF lunar eclipse,
were made at Bahylon by the Chal-
deans IN the years 40 and 7eO H. t.
They relate to three cclipses. and arc
the first observations of the Kind or
record.
Theory OF the AncicntS
The term eclipse" ls derived from
the Greek word eklcipsis. which sig.
niflcs to fail, to faint or swoon away
as the moon, at her run" and pc
rlod of greatest briliancy. falling into
the shadow of the earth. was imagined
10y the anclcnts TO "sickcn and sNoon
as n she werc going to die" An
eclipse of The moon Is produced hl
the moon passing into the earth,
shadow which can never occur eN,
ccpt ut the time Of run moon" wher
then moon is In opposition and rises
at sunset the earth coming hetwcer
the sun and moon ana casting q darl
shadow over thc moons disk TIL,
carth's shadow being produced h,
the earlhS interceptng the suns
light ana as the sun is more than q
million times larger It will he ohviou,
ihat ihis shadow must be couical it
lorm' II smnll globe or bah d,
held IN front of bright light, aud e.
shadow be allowed to fail upon tn,
wall or screen, It viii he noticcC
thut around the dark shadow thNrt