Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-06
WHAT THE NOVEMBER SKIES WILL SHOW

The most interesting astronomjcal event of the month will be the partial eclipse of the sun, scheduled for the 10th and visible throughout the northeastern portion of the United States, writes c. H. Curirer in The Boston Transcript. An eclipse of the sun is caused by the pass- age of the moon between the observer and the sun, thus concealing the sun wholly or partly from view. This time both the sun and the moon will be far south of the equator as they pass, the sun IT degree IT 6" south, the moon IS degrees r S7.s" south. Moreover the
 moon will be nearly at its greatest dis tance from the earth (apogee occurring on the 15th), so that the moon will ap- pear somewhat smaller than the sun. The actual figures will be: Suns apparent { diameter. 32' 1S.S'; moons apparent di- 1 ameter, 30' 11.6" The eclipse will not be total anywhere oR the earth, but par tial wherever visible at all.
 It will begin in Canada, north of Mani- toba and end in the Atlantic Ocean. near
 the Madeira Islands and will be visible throughout the northeastern United States and Canada, also in the southern portion of Greenland and Iceland. I throughout the Atlantic Ocean and over the western portion of Europe and the
 northwestern portion of Africa. The greatest eclipse will occur in Greenland,
 where "A per cent of the suns diameter will be covered up. In New England from 32 to 45 per cent. of the suns d.
 ameter will be obscured. If we take the
 figures for Boston. as typical for south
 ern New England the order of events will be some what as follows: About $50 A NJ. the moon will begin to cross the face of the sun, making notch close
 to the highest point on the sun. The l moon itself will not be visible. but it's advance will be marked by the hiding of I more and more of the suns disk. Ob servers should provide themselves with
 shade glasses to protect the eyes.
 I As tn moon advances more and more of the sun will be obscured until about .j 10:13 a. m. the time of maximum eclipse, some, 3S per cent. of the suns di- ameter will be covered up. After this the
 moon will begin to move off and at 11:S1 a. m the sun will resume it's normal ap- pearance. Last contact will be at point
 70 degrees east of the highest point or
 the sun. 8
 With the setting back of all the clock
 one hour on Oct. 31, the third season; O
 daylight saving came to an end. Thi
 year considerable confusion has resulted
 from the adoption of the new system il [ some places and it's rejection in neighbor , ing cities and states
 The sun continues its southward jour , ney this month, being over 21 degree F south of the equator on the 30th As a
 result the day loses 5S minutes in ou latitude.
 & The moon will be in last quarter o, , the 3d at 2.34 a. m., new on the 10th a
 11.05 a. m. in the first quarter on tn 7 Sth at 9.19 D. n., and full on the 18th a a ! S. AZ D. m. It will run low on the 18th an high on the 27th. crossing the equator O . the 9th and 20th. It will be in apogee O
 the 18th and in perigee on the 27th. I : it's journey around the zodiac it will pas
 the planets in the following order: Ner . tune on the 3d, Jupiter on the 9th, Satur |? on the 9th, Mercury on the 11th. Vent Il on the 18th, Mars on the 18th, Uranus 0
 the 18th and Neptune again on the 30tl q Mercury will move this month yves
 ward and northward from Scorpio int
 Libra. On the 18th it will be in inferi,
 conjunction and hence change to u , morning sky. It will, however, be tC near the sun for study this month ;z Venus may be seen low in the sout ie west after sunset, setting at SIP D. m is the 1st or 645 on the 30th. Its motit | this month will carry It eastward an @ southward fom Scorpio into Sagittarius Mars is now rather low in the sout
 west 2I SuISSl, put 1Ildy SIllt De SEC .e setting soon after D. m. It is now L. Sagittarius. but will entd the mon IS farther east as well as farther north Capricornus.
 is Jupiter and Saturn are both in the co U stellation Leo in the morning sky. Satu T being farther east as well as farth south On the 1st Jupiter rises abc O. 1.So a. m, Saturn at 2.14 On the 30 III Jupiter will be up before midnight, s oh TJTT sc h- > fifteen times as bright as Saturn, t 5s latter being of approximately the sal ot brilliancy as Regulus, the brightest st C. in Leo
 at Uranus is in the evening sky in [ It constellation Aquarius, its position on ny 1st being right ascenson 22h. 16m.. d oL lination Il degrees 34. On the 24th te' will be in quadrature with the sun a