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Show SMOKED GLASSES FOR THEECLIPSE BAKER. Ore. June 3. Government astronomers here for the total eclipse of the sun June 8 are counting on clear weather for the success of their observations ob-servations at the station here that has been constructed at tho county fair grounds. The eclipse will begin at 1.47 p. m. and end at 4:15 p. m. Pacific Pa-cific time, but the period of totality will be but one minute and 53 seconds. While cloudy weather prevailed during dur-ing the first part of tho astronomers' stay here. It has cleared up for the past week and conditions are almost perfect In that regard. However, the extreme dry weather and wind has filled the air with dust to such an extent ex-tent that the astronomers are afraid possibly this may Interfere with their work. Cloudy weather on the day of the ecllpso or other conditions producing similar effects will almost entirely nullify the Ave weeks' preparation. However, meteorological records for the past 25 years Indicate clear weather weath-er In this part of the country on the day of the eclipse, and it was this record rec-ord of eastern region Juno weather that led the party to select this location loca-tion for their observation, coupled With the fact that Baker lies exactly in the confer of the path of the eclipse. J. S. Hammond, who Is in charge of tho government party, suggests that people desiring to make as much as possible out of the opportunity to see the sun in eclipse, prepare unosfed glass by ue of a candb- or some other means, covering the smoked piece with another, fastened at th- lg' Thi- i easily prepared and is the most pr o tical' Instrument Ordinary smoked glasses such as Is used for automobile goggles are not dark enough and would bo of no use. Observers are also warned warn-ed agalnsl looking at the sun with the naked eve before th- elipse begins to pas3 as this will so dazzle the eye that th, .-fl. .1 ol the corona Hi" ' I" tiful spectacle of the eclipse, Will be spoiled. ' The two ihings to watch for in ihe eclipse are the corona and the prominences promin-ences and onlv with smoked glasses as described, can the' ordinary observer meet with much success or gain result- in anv way selisatisfactory. ' It is a good thing." said Mr. Hammond, Ham-mond, "that nature's creation of the solar system is Just as It is. The corona, cor-ona, the most beautiful sight tho human hu-man eye has ever beheld Is visible only at ihe time of a total eclipse und even then It would bo Impouslblo to view It if the moon were any nearer the earth or the sun any larger then it Is. The proportion Of size Hnd din-taifc din-taifc of the two luminaries as compared com-pared to tho earth are just right to make s total eclipse of the eun possible.'' pos-sible.'' All the stories that have been related relat-ed of eclipses, such na the cblokeni going to roost, owls end batn appear Ing and the stars doming ou: at day are true and thoeo conditions) 0 earth as well as those in the darkened sky of midday, will be interesting objects ob-jects of observation, during the I eclipse. It will be 250 years before another total eclipse will be visible from this part of the country nnd people living In its path in the United States, If they : ever wish to see the same sight again will have to visit some far distant corner cor-ner of the earth. The next total eclipse will be visible vis-ible from the southern part of the west coast of South America in the fore- j noon ;tnd in the afternoon n ihe we-;! African coast, at Inaccessible points to which the government will send no1 expedition. Of all the country, the people of the northwest in a strip of territory 60 miles wide between South Bend, Wash., and rocalello, Idaho, will bo the most favored. oo |