Show THE NEXT ECLIPSE A TOTAL eclipse of the sun will wil take place on the ast of next december but in this region it will not even be partial not the smallest segment will be cutout cut out of the grand disc the line of totality will not dot touch north america at all it will skirt the northern shores of a portion of south america aad thence proceed across the south atlantic ocean to st paul de loando in the state of angola about miles south of the mouth of the congo river biver on oil the west coast of africa at which point the american expedition will take observations the last congress appropriated for this purpose and of course it will be thoroughly attended to it is rarely that we have a total eclipse so bear home as that of last january on which occasion the nearest point of the southern side of the belt of totality was about miles distant in a direct line so near was it and so much attention did it attract from all over the world that the NEWS deemed it of sufficient interest to dispatch a special messenger to the best point of observation near pocatello idaho an elaborate account of it being published a day or two after we believe salt lake city has never been favored with one of these awe inspiring spectacles and there have been but oue or two lu in the territory since its settlement by white people still eclipses are ar very common it is only when the belt of totality is easily accessible or the period is longer than usual that great interest is taken in theno them that of next december will have period of ohr o over hr four minutes at st paul de loando while that of last january in idaho was only a few seconds over one minute much valuable data was acquired from jt it and more is expected from the next annular eclipses and eclipses of the moon are almost valueless ex v capt as mere phenomena in which i capacity they are as useful to the savage as to the savant the former s visitation in particular ebeo viewed from the best point is ex el beautiful the sun king being re deuced to a baud band of dazzling light surrounding a dull duh and lifeless dw di fl |