TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE.
A.S SEEK PEOM AIPIA. A total eclipse of the moon wu.ol) took place on Wednesday morning, October i3T. wa« seen under alnKiet perfect conditions from Apia, Samoa. The phenomena afeociatPil with £his interesting occurrence extended over three hours, commencing at 1 a.m., when first contact of the earth's shadow was observed, -.irrd terminating near 4.30 a.m.. when the. eclipse was over, and 1 our satellite resumed her normal appearance. Totality wae reached at 2 a,m., lasting for one and a-half hours. A noticeable feature of the eclipse to a casual observer lay in the fact that during totality our satellite was not; completely obliterated, but bore the a»pe>ct of a pale grey dr«;, with a slightly reddish tint. Dr. "Angen-heUter. IVrector of Mulinuii Obeerv-atory. supplied fche following data:—Moon enters shadow (umbra) Oh . r >9m a.m., total eclipse begins 2h 02m. middle of eclipse 2h 44m. total eclipse ends C& 37m, moon Jeavos shadow
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 280, 23 November 1920, Page 8
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