Arizona republican., 1918-06-09


 ly,' said J. C. Hammond, head of the naval observatory. "The thin clouds hindered little. if any"
 That the photographic and spectro- scopic work will produce most suc- cessful results, was the opinion of Dr. S. A. Mitchell, director of Leander Mo Cormick observatory, University of Virginia. He has been to many for eign lands for similar study and in comparing observations elsewhere with these today, he said:
 The conditions were better than during the Sumatra eclipse, but not quite so good as in Spain. where an absolutely clear sky prevailed How ever. we certainly will get excellent results from our work today and the expedition was a success and very much worth while"
 Error of But Five Seconds
 The first contact reported from thr five inch equatorial by MT. Hammond and flashed to the naval observatory at Washington, was at 46 minutes and 50 seconds past o'clock. five sec onds earlier than figured, due to q snght error in computation of the moons position.
 According 10 Dr. Mitchell the frs, contact of eclipse in Spain was 10 seconds early, showing closer calcula tons In the present instance than then
 Clouds Spoil Denver Plan | DENVER, June S.-Astronomers rom the staff of the Yerkes observa tory of the University of Chicago and | other observatories who gathered at the University of Denver observatory today to make observations of the total eclipse of the sun found that their elaborate preparations went for naught as a result of heavy clouds which covered the sky during the greater part of the eclipse.
 The cloud bank arose shortly be- fore the eclipse began and the sun did not break through until 50 min tues after the eclipse had passed to- tality.
 Light Auto Headlights The scientists swallowed their dis appointment and deserting their in struments gathered in the observatory yard to observe the color effect on the clouds of the approaching dark ness. When the eclipse was total and sepulcher-l pallor spread, deepening into such darkness that automobile headlights were lighter. a brilliant electrical storm was visible in the mountains many miles to the southwest.
 Observations of Little Value
 When the sun finally broke through the clouds at 6:O5 D. m. only the upper left hand corner of the sun was obscured by the moon and tcle- scopic photographs were taken but Dean Herbert A. Howe, of Denver University who directed the work here, said these obervations were of little importance as the principal data sought could be obtained by observations made only when the eclipse was total.
 As the eclipse approached totality the shadow could be seen sweeping across the clouds and for S9 seconds the darkness approached that ot night. As the shadow swept off tc the southeast it could be traced ir the clouds, while in the northwest g greenish-purple pallor gradual, frightened into the light of full day
 Some Clouds at Simla
 SIMLA, Colo. June S.-Some ex. cellent photographs were taken her, today of the solar eclipse. While faint clouds were visible at the mo ment of totality the corona was wis. ible. stars were noted and the ob. servations were declared to be gen. orally successful by the scientist, gathered to observe the even.
 Get Some Photographs
 GREEN RIVER, Wyo., June B. Clouds appearing during the partia phase when todays eclipse of tn, sun neared totalty. caused muci anxiety to the many astronomer. gathered here to make observations but sketch of the corona and ; number of photographs were secured