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Show I TOTAL ECLIPSE OF MOON I OCCURS ARPIL 21 AND 22 BB - Ifl', Dy Dr. L, D, Pfouto. IB A, totnl ccllpsQ of tho moon wilt occur on tho nights of April 21 and ME 22. It will bo complotoly vlalblo IBJ all ovor tho Unltotl States, ami U tho hours nro Ideal for obHOrvatlon. u Tho moon will entor tho Penumbra IB at 0:47 p. in. April 21. At 11:03 p. m. HH on tho 2lBt, tho moon will ontor tho rA shadow of tho earth, and nt 12:23 a. (B in., April 22, tho total ocllpso will bo- n gin. Totality will ond at t :0.r a. in. M Tho moon will loavo tho earth's BJ shadow at 2.2C a. in. and will loavo HbK tho I'cnunibrn at 3.32 n. in., Aprl 22. TBI ThU will bo tho only ccllpeo of tho MM Btm or tho inopn Hint will bo visible BJB this year on this part of tho contin- BBI tint, and will bo a Hpoctaclo that no BK ono Interested In natural phenomena BBI - should miss. MBJ Tho porlod of totality will bo 42 minutes, from 12:23 to 1:05 n. m. Bfl and during this time tho moon may BB olthor dlsappoar from vlow so com plotely that In Its stoad thoro will bo an absolutely empty space dovold BH of nil stars, Ilka a holo or tunnel BY. In tho sky, or It tuny easily bo aeon Bf shining with a beautiful dull copper BH This complete or lucompleto dls BB nppoaranco of tho moon cannot be HH predicted, bocnuso It doponds upon BB tho cloudy or clear condition of the sunrise and sunset shadow of the oarth nt tho tlmo, through which the BB sun's rays olthor cannot ponotrato, BB or allowed froo paBsago, no that-by BB rofraotlon they may .bo bont Intc tho Bhadow cona and by selective BBJ absorption bo tlntod- with sunrlso and BB suusot colors. This phonomonan BB alono should bo onough Incentive foi BB nny ono to mako tho nttompt to vlow JH tho ocllpso. Tho moon Is not similar BB) nt any two times. Howovor, we have intjthla latitude and altitude moro of tho copper colored views than wo have of total disappearance. Our satellite will bo in tho con stollntlon Virgo and will riso at about 7 o'clock. This constellation contains tho first mngnltudo star, Splcn. Dining tho eclipse there will bo many mofo stars visible than 'after , or before It takes place. Tho giant i of tho solar systom, Jupiter, will bo i high In tho hcavons and will bo fob . lowed by Saturn. Tho Slcklo will i loud tho way for both, j Venus will chango from tho oven- lng to tho morning stnr on April 22, Mars Ib tho ruling planet for this i year. Let us hopo for clear weather, I warm air and no wind. Tho evening . will hold much for all who will got f out under tho domo of heaven and i. boo "What God hath wrought." |