The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-05-30
ECLIPE ON JUNE 8 TO BE ONE
HOUR LATE BY THE CLOCK

Denver, Colo, May 25-(Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press)-
The total eclipse of the sun forecast
to occur on June has been postpon-
ed for one hour. This is not the re-
suit of any error in the calculations
of the astronomers nor is it due to an
order by modern Joshua that the sun
stand still, but is chargeable to the
operations of the daylight saving law
as result of which the clocks
throughout the United States were
set forward an hour on March 81.
In consequence the eclipse will be-
gin in Denver at 4:12 p. M, will be-
come total at 5:22 p. m., will pass
from totality at 5:24 p. m., and will
end at 6;27. The same variations in
the hours of the eclipse will prevail
throughout the length of the fifty
mile belt, extending from the south
eastern corner of Washington State
to the coast of Florida, in which the
total eclipse will be visible.
This change in hours will not affect
the astronomers, however, as their
clocks still are adjusted to standard
sun time.
Preparations for observing the
eclipse, the first total eclipse of the
sun visible in the United States since
1900 and the last until 1923, are GO
ing ahead rapidly at the University
of Denver observatory, where astron-
omers from Yerkes observatory will
make their observations. Professor
Edwin B. Frost of the Yerkes oN,esy-
atory at Green Bay, Wis, refently'
notified Dean Herbert A. HoweI head
of the department of Astronomy of
the University of Denver, that several
shipments of specially prepared in
struments are en- route. Professor
Frost is expected here in the middle
of May to begin installing this equip
ment.
One of the principal pieces of ap-
paratus is a special spectroscope to
be attached to the 21-inch telescope
at the Denver observatory with which
to photograph the suns corona OPP
portunity to photograph the corona is
afforded only during total eclipse
and astronomers are greatly interest
ed in the result of this work as af-
fording opportunity to study the COM
position of this great outer belt of
luminous gases which surround the
sun.
Photographs also will be taken of
the sky in the region of the sun in
search of any stray comet and also
of the mythical planet Vulcan, which
some astronomers have asserted has
its orbit so close to the sun that it.
can be seen only during an eclipse.
The existence of such a planet is
doubted by most astronomers, how
ever.
Besides the staff from Yerkes OBJ
servatory, other astronomers are
planning to work at Denver OBJ
scrvatory. Among them are Profess
Sor \. V. Turner of the College Of the
City of New York, Professor Scles-
singer Of Allegheny observatory. Pro-
fcssor Bcifield of Dennison Univers-
ity and Professor Moore of the Unit
ed States Bureau of Mines.
Although astronomers consider
themselves fortunate in that the path
of the total eclipse includes the Den
yer observatory, with its high power
telescopes, they have experienced
much difficulty in obtaining special
apparatus because of the war.
As a precaution against unfavora-
Bile weather conditions at Denver on
June 8, the Yerkes observatory also !
will have men stationed at Green
River, Wyoming, and other observ-
atories will have observers at other
points throughout the Noun
tain States.
Points at which the total eclipse
will be visible include South Bend,
Wash; Chehalis, Wash; Hood Rover,
Ore; Baker City, Ore; Pocatello,
Ida; Green River, Wyo.; Denver,
Colo; Garden City, Kansas; Dodge
City, Kansas; Enid, Okla; Guthrie,
Okla; McAlester, Okla; Arkadelphia,
Ark; Yazoo City, Miss; Jackson,
Miss; Grove Hill, Ala; Leesburg,
Fla: and Orlando Fla.