Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
|n|CHM0ND IN DARKNESS
FOR JUST A BRIEF SPELL
Miss Luna Has an Engagement Juno
9Th to Give Old Sol q
Sl Il y Black Eye.
A TOTAL ECLIPSE HERE
Complete Darkness for More Than n
Minute From Northwest to South
east-Some Interesting Things for
Observers 10 Watch For.

In the3 late afternoon OF June 8.
ssRichmond will for short while be
Ifin darkness almost total darkness
ssThe Responsibilities for this EFFORT to
saput the chickens 10 roost two hours
elsand hal<'ahesd Of time will be with
ssthe moon. Miss Luna Will on the
igSaturday afternoon named. throw her
ssself between Mother Earth and Old sol.
ssshutt!ng off the rays OF the crea,
SUMMARY from all things earthly for
sNbrief period.
d The eclipse will be total over r,uch
,Sof the United states. The complete
tsdarkness viii! commence on the ex-
sxtreme northwest, coast Of the State
ssof Washington and ;Ae streak OF
sftotality will stretch ACROSS the coun-
4atry from northwest 20 southeast 10
lsPrlando, Fla.
Those who will watch the eclipse
8from Richmond will find the sun more
1thnn three-foUrihs covered UP for
isabout one minute and eight seconds.
s4The shadow viii then begin 30 pass
rtof and IN a little more than An hour
sswill be entirely gone. and Old Sol Will
6be permitted 20 shine out again with
sIout blur upon his face for the short
.swhile lef. before he shall go down In
the regular order.
The eclipse as observed from the
sseven hills OF Richmond. though not
Ystotal. will be very Interesting. Some
s5of the Interesting things for observ-
gers to De on the watchout for may
fibe mentioned. First of all will be the
) beginning OF the eclipse, first contact.
las the astronomers say. Then there
twill be the progress OF the black moon
across the face Of the sun. Its passage
Cover tho sun spots. one after another,
4 the times OF which may DO noted. and.
& finally, the moment the least tiny
speck OF sunlight remains. The dark
ness that will hang over Richmond
& at this out OF regular order period will
p become weird
4 EFFECT ON CHICKENS
sg MOST NOTICEABLE
Those who are not occupied with
& specfal astronomical observations
s$should watch the actions Of the chick
ems, If any are hanging around, ana
sSof birds and animals. Sec II the
4 chickens and birds really so to roost
h Notice the shape Of the spots OF sun
Night under the trees. See II any of
&the stars or planets are visible. and
6 Just when they become visible. few
y MON ents before the Gun is covered,
fHwatch for the coming OF the shadow
8 of the moon from the northwest. Its
iEswift approach when seen from hieh
4 MONT. like Chmborazo Hill, is said to
F,be terrifying. Two or three minutes
abefore the shadow comes watch for
$the shadow bands or ripples OF light
\ tand shade which may be seen on light
:colorcd ground or sheets OF white
M4cloth spread out on the ground or
sSthe housetop for the purpose. Mark
: Tho direction and distance apart OF the
4,ands by laying down pair OF long
sticks parallel TO them and at the
Dropcr distance apart. This should he
5ione as soon as the bands arc noticed
K and again when the darkest second
arrives.
8s9 Then comes tho supreme moment OF
& Ethe eclipse. The instant the sun ls
= covered as far As il Will be here. theirs
\ will stand out all around the Jet black
Y Siisk of the moon. the wonderful corona.
y "a pcarly light with streamers extent
& 1ng out here and there to two and
three times the moons diameter. This,
ssof course, cannot be seen to It's full
lest advantage and beauty from the
dlills of Richmond, for II is only per-
Eject during the minute OF totally,
< hut IT can be partially seen and APP
APPRECIATED where the sun is three parts
sdarkened. as will be the case here.
SIT Is TO see this in it's perfection that
astronomers and others spend SO much
ts:noncy to SO 10 different parts OF the
e world to observe total eciipses OF the
$Sun. The corona varies in structure
from eclipse 70 eclipse. and sometimes
st can be observed nowhere except
tgtwhere totally - observed II may
55Ssbc the case th.s tine. and that Rich
s3ibut i, may &c H..l! enough 20 look
g9or IL
During n. .cl.2.. Jupiter will De
SSthe planet nszr-st re sun. :, will ia
Slabove ana % ne le.t Of the sun,
sdAldebaran d!-ecrlY below and Mercury
stwice as Ear h.IoT and 70 tne right
EaTo the eft vii. ae Orion. With tne
1.-TWO brilliant stars. He.elSewr and
NRigei. Ahuvc. 70 TIE !e.;. w.!l Re Cas-
3lIor ard po!.Ly. I'D TO the righr viii
SSsbe Capella II Al,iGe and poEa!oIy other
48stars OF thai CONSULTATION and n
8sPerscus. Close o the Gun are no star.
ssbriEhter than aftn magnitude. Al
sFRichmond Nil! turn out Saturday. June
Sss8. to note the eclipse.