Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
THE NOVEMBER SKIES
Partial Eclipse OF Sun Most Interest,nr
Astronomical Event Of IN. wor..

event OF the month Will be the partial
eclipse or the sum- scheduled for the 10th
ana visible throughout the northeastern
portion of the United States. An ec,,nse
Oh the sun Is caused by the passage of
the moon between the observer and the
sun. thus concealing the sun wholly or
partly from view. This time both tho
sun and the moon will be far south
Oh the equator as they pass, the sun II
degrees IL minutes six seconds south
the moon 16 degrees seven minutes AZ
seconds south. Moreover, the moon vii,
be nearly at Its greatest distance from,
the earth (apogee occurring on the 18th,
so That the moon will appear somewhat
smaller than the sun The actual figures
VIII be: Suns apparent diameter, 80
minutes 1873 seconds; moons apparent
diameter, 80 minutes 11.6 seconds Tho
eclipse will not be total anywhere on
the eartn, but partial wherever visible
at ALL
It will begin In Canada, north OF Mani
toba and end In the Atlantic Ocean. nesr
the Madeira Islands, and will be visible
throughout the northeastern initial
states and Canada, also in the south
ern portion Of Greeland and Iceland
throughout the Atlantic Ocean and over
the western portion Of Europe and tina
northwestern portion Of Africa. Tho
greatest eclipse will occur in Greenland.
where "a per cent Of the suns diameter
will Go covered up. In New England
from 30 to " per cent of tho suns
diameter will DO obsoured. II we take
the figures for Boston as typical for
southern New England the order Of
events will be somewhat ~ follows:
About s.6s q. m. the moon will begin to
crosS the face Of tho sun, making a
notch close to the highest point On the
sun. The moon itself will not co visible,
but Its advance will DO marked BY tho
hiding Of more and moro Of the SUMS
disk. Observers should provide them-
selves with shade glasses 10 protect the
eyes.
AS the moon advances. more end more
of the sun will obscured until about 1913
a. m, the time Of maximum eclipse.
some 80 per cent Of the GUNS diameter
will be covered UP. After this the moon
will begin to move off and at 1881 a. M
the sun will resume its normal appear
ance. Last contact will be at a point
some 10 degrees east Of the highest point
on the sun.
With the setting back Of all the clocks
one hour on Oct. 81, the third season of
daylight saving came to an end. This
year considerable confusion has resulted
from the adoption of the new system in
some places ana ltS rejection IN neigh
boring cities or States.
The sun continues its southwark Jour-
ney this month, being over 2l degrees
south of the equator on the 3oth. AS a
result the day loses SIS minutes in our
latitude.
The moon will be In last quarter on
the Sd at 2:35 a. M, new on the 10th at
l1:o5 a. M. in first quarter on the 18th
at 3:13 p. m. and full on the 25th at s:42
p. m. 1t will run low on the 18th and
high on the 9th, crossing the equator
on the sixth and Goth. It will be In
apogee on the 18th and in perigee on the
9th. In its journey around the zodiac
1t Will pass the planets In the following
order: Neptune on the third, Jupiter on
the fifth, Saturn on the sixth. Mercury
on the 18th. Venus on the 18th, Mars
on the 18th. Uranus on the 18th and Nep-
tune again on the 3Oth.
Mercury will move, this month west
ward and northward from Scorpio into
Libra. On the 18th It will be in inferior
conjunction and hence change to the
morning sky. II viii, however. be too
near the sun for study this month.
Venus may be seen low in the south
west after sunset, setting at SIP D. M
on the first or 6;45 on the Goth. It's mo-
ton this month will carry it eastward
and southwark from Scorpio into Sagit-
tarius.
Mars is now rather low in the south
west at sunset. but may still be seen,
setting soon after eight p. m It is now
In Satgittarus, but will end the month
farther east as we'll as farther north in
Capricornus.
Jupiter and Saturn are both In the con-
stellatitn Leo in the morning sky,
Saturn being farther east, as we'll as
farther south. On the first Jupiter rises
about 80 a. m, Saturn at 2:14. On the
3oth Jupiter will be up before midnight.
Saturn about 1890 a. m. Jupiter s about
- times as bright as Saturn, the latter
being of approximately the same bril-
llancy as Regulus, the brightest star in
Loo.
Uranus Is in the evening sky IN the
constellation Aquarius, Its position on tho
f'rst Doing right ascension 29h. 1Grn.
declination II degrees 81 minutes. On tho
cath It will be In quadrature Nth the sun
and hence near the meridian at sunset
NEPTUNE Is In the constellation Cancer
IN the morning sky, It's position on the
first being right ascension Oh. en-. dec
lination JIG degrees As minutes. On the
9Th II will be IN uuadrature with the suy.
and hence near the meridian at sunrise
November Is famous for It's display of
"shoct ting stars" The principal shower
of tire month. the Leoni6s. may ns look
ed for In the early n1orrinEs OF the Nth.
18th and 1sth. The Leon!ds are 50 called
from the fact that they seem 20 come
from n po'rt within the sickle of tho con-
stellat!on Leo. Another shower. the
Ardromedes, nay be expscteo In the
early part of the nirht Ct the Uth. This
shower, IA the remc implies seems u
some from the constellation Andromcda.
AZ nine T.. m. on the first the square
OF Pegasus may be found just south Of
the zenith. Fast Of 1: lies tine triangle
In Aries, WITH the Pleiadcs ana the V
shaped group known as the Hyades still
lower down. Orion Is rising. In the
southwest are NquRrtus and Capricornus.
the latter marked ny triangle with
curved ,ides.
In the northwext may be found the
northern cross in CyEnus. with Lyra and
Hercules. lower down. OF tho oircum-
polar groups Cassiopeia and C,pheus are
nearly overhead.
The brightest stars visib!. include Ca
pelia In the northeast. Pigel and Betel-
geuse In Orion in the east. Vega in tho
northwest. Altar and Dereb In the west
and Alabaran in the east.
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