The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
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NEW YORK, Dec. ~. sun,
moon and earth will combine th5ir
efforts on the morning Of Jan
uary "a next to prove once more
that New York city is q fine
place in which to live.
For 4 good many years astrOno-
mers have known that on that
date there will be a total eclipse
Of the sun, the most gorgeous,
awe-inspiring and Informative of
its kind that has ever been visible
from an area of such dense popu-
lation. And not for many years
viii there be q repetition of the
event quite so good as the one
that is due next month.
Spectacle to Be Wonderful.
New, York city above one Hun.
dred and Tenth street will be in
the path OF totally.
IN other words, New Yofkers
who live above the northern Dor
der of Central Park ana others
who are interested enough to take
= subway or elevated railroad ride
will see something in the way Of 4
celestial. spectacle more wonderful
Lnan many generations before
them could have befeld.
It Will be marvellous show. far
greater and less expensive than
h. Ae.lsA A.. ~. i =
staged.
From this city the eclipse win
be seen to start at about 8 O'CLOCK.
the sun WIN be covered nv the
moen at 9:10 or eli and things
WIN be back at normal at 1929
Astronomers. smart as they are.
cannot predict the exact place Of
the moons shadow on the earth
closer than within a mile, or the
exact time to an accuracy greater
than few seconds. Therefore the
time Of the happenings may vary
slightly from the foregoing figures
ana the southern boundary Of to-
tality may be a bit north or south
OF One Hundred and Tenth street.
Path Of Totally.
The Path Of the totally win be-
gin about 40 miles west Of Du-
luth, Mimi. where the sun will ise
already eclipsed, 9 condition that
win cause considerable annoyance
to ROSTERS, which, IL the late, Ed
mOnd RostArd is to be believed,
fancy their growing makes the sun
rise. The band win pass over parts
OF the Great Lakes. practically cover
Connecticut and extend across the
Atlantic ocean and bend up to
northwest Scotland. where it will
end at about sunset. The lower
edge Of the band of tOtality will
cover Duluth, Menominee and Frank.
fort. Mich: London, Ontario: Dun
kirk, N. T.; Wilkesbarre, Pa, and
the northern part of this city.
Astronomers are making elabor-
ate preparations to study the phe-
non1enon. Laymen interested in
science are being recruited in large
numbers to make observations Of
various conditions accompanying
the passing OF the moon over the
race Of the sun and report the
result to the American Astronomical
Society. A great variety of inf0r
nation is to be had from such an
eclipse, among them the effect on
radio reception.
How to. See Eclipse.
Flow to look at the eclipse and
what to expect to see was described
recently by Professor B. G.. Way,
secretary of the astronomical div
isi0n Of the Brooklyn Institute
Of Arts and Sciences, thus:
Provide yourself with a large
black or colored piece Of cloth for
bandaging the eyes, he said.
After you have looked through
the smoked glass at the beginning
OF the eclipse, and satisfied your.
self that the eclipse has really
commenced then put the smoked
glass in your pocket and bandage
your eyes carefully with the cloth,
and keep the bandage on for more
than an hour. Millions of people
ON the day Of the eclipse will fail
to see the beauty Of the sight
unless they take this precaution.
When you see the sun as a
thin crescent, thinner than YOU
ever saw the crescent new moon,
then you may discard the band.
ages but protect your eyes well with
the smoked glass.
~ bhOOS WIN udV0 SClGCIGQ a
high elevation. observe the follow.
ing extra instructions: Turn YOUR
back to the sun and look TO the
northwest, directly opposite to the
position Of the sun. Watch with.
out any glass for the oqeoming
shadow Of the moon, coming at a
rate OF fifty or sixty times that
Oe an express train.
Scene to Be Weird.
Fan nature around you unques-
tiOnably will have an unnatural ap-
peatance, uncanny, weird look, such
a. you have never seen before. Al
feeling as IL the end OF all things
had come will take possession Of
your senses. If there are any
animals near, note the effect On
them. The shadow will come like
7 bank OF night. You can see 1t
but an instant. Don't wait for It
TO reach you, but wheel around on
your heel and look at the sun, and
now without any glass or protec-
ton.
IL you have been quick enough
the last lingering ray Of the sun
VIII be seen and III an instant this
VIII be gone, you may see d ragged
edge around the sun for an instant.
This Is the last rays shining
through the mountain passes OF the
noon-and then-Gthat wonderful,
beautiful halo, the mysterious
corona surrounding the sun VIII lie