South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-17
TOTAL ECLIPSE
Of SUN COMING
Predicted to Occur for One
Hour Later on June
8.

DENVER. Colo. May 17.-The
total eclipse Of the sun forecast 70
occur on June has. been postponed
for one hour. This is not the result
o. 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 charge
able 70 the operations Of the day
light saving law as a result OF which
the clocks throughout the United
States were set forward an hour on
March 81
In cOnseqr nee the eclipse will
begin in Denver at 4:12 p. m. will
become total at 5:22 o. m. will pass
from totally at 5:2f p. m. and will
end at 6:27. The same variation
in the hours OF the eclipse will pre-
vail throughout the length OF the
5O-mile belt. extending from the
southeast corner OF Washington
state 10 the coast OF Florida, in
which the total eclipse will be Wis.
ible.
This change OF hours will not az
feet the astronomers. however. as
their clocks still are adjusted TO
standard time
Preparations for observing the
eclipse. the first total eclipse OF the
sun visible in the United States
since 1900. and the last until 1928,
are going ahead rapidly at the Uni
versity OF Denver observatory.
where astronomers from Yerkes OBJ
servatOry will make their observa-
tons. Prof. Edwin B. Frost OF the
ferkes observatory at Green Bay.
Wis. recently notified Dean Herbert
A. Howe. head OF the department OF
astronomy OF the University Of Den
YER that several shipments OF spe-
cially prepared instruments are en-
route. Prof Frost is expected here
IN the middle Of May to begin in
Sailing this equipment.
One OF the principal pieces Of ap-
paratus is a special spectroscope to
be attached 10 the 21-inch telescope
at the Denver observatory with
which 10 photograph the suns CO.
roma. Opportunity TO photograph
the corona is afforded only during
a total eclipse and astronomers are
greatly interested in the result OF
this work as affording opportunity
10 study the composition OF this
great outer belt of luminous gases
which surround the sun.
Photographs also will be taken Of
TIE 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 Il
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 10 work at the Denver OBJ
servatory. Among them are Prof.
A. Y. Turner or the College OF the
City OF New York: Prof schlessin-
ger OF Allegheny observatory: Prof.
Beifield OF Dennison university, and
Prof Moore OF the United States
bureau OF mines.
Although astronomers consider
themselves fortunate in that the
path OF the total eclipse includes
the Denver laboratory. with its
high power telescopes they have
experienced difficulty in obtaining
special apparatus because OF the
war.
As a precaution against unfavor-
able weather conditions at Denver
on Juno S. the Yerkes observatory
also will have men stationed at
Green River, Wyo.. and other OBJ
servatories will have observers az
other vantage points throush bout the
mountain states
Points at which the total eclipse
will be visible include South Bend.
Wash. Chehalis. Wash: Hood
River ore; Baker City. ore: Po-
catellO. Idaho; Green River, Wyo.
Denver, Colo: Garden City, Kas
Dodge City. Kas; Enid. Okla
Guthrie. Okla: McAlester Okla. ::
Arkadelphia Ark; Yazoo City.
Miss; Jackson. Miss. Grove Hill.
Ala; Leesburg. Fla, and Orlando.
Fla