THE ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
Tho total eclipso of the moon took] place on Saturday night under partial- : larly unfavourable circumstances. The , fcou'-wester which raged during the, afternoon brought up with it masses of ; heavy rain clouds which obscured the '. heavens and prevented any satisfactory observations from being carried out. j This was a matter of special regret, owing to the excellent astronomical conditions prevailing, the eclipso being fa my central and taking ntacc well above the horizon all the time. From the first period of contact, ' which occurred at a quarter to nine I until after ten o'clock, when the phel r nonienon had reached an advanced \ stage, the clouds nrevented anvthin" j from being seen. But just before the middle of the eclipse, the sky cleared, ; and the actual blotting out of the moon, which occurred twenty-seven nvriutes pnst eleven, was cleariv Visible. Tbo cciipse lasted altogether for 5 hours 22.0 minutes, totality continuing for -s nours 31.8 minutes. ,
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14621, 24 March 1913, Page 10
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