THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.
Yesterday, the day named for this much-talked of event, was the reverse of favorable for, taking observations. Morning set -in heavily, and towards noon one or two smart showers fell. About the time stated for the transit to take place, the weather did clear up, but it did not become sufficiently bright to observe the "phenomena with any degree of accuracy. A few attempts were made at taking' observations, but, so far as we can learn, these were for the most part failures. We learn by telegraph the following : — At Queenstown the weather was clear, till about "3 p.m., when the rain came on, and further observations were interrupted. Prior to that, however, the transit was clearly observed.
At Christchurch 'the sky was overcast all morning, and only momentary glimpses of the sun were obtained. At one time a fresh breeze -sprang up, which it was hoped would drive away the clouds, but that expectation was not realised.
In Dunedin it rained nearly the whole day. At 3 p.m. the first glimpse of the sun was obtained by observers at the observatory. No satellites of Venus were noticed on the sun's disc.
From Wellington the report is that the weather wa-s very unfavorable ; and from Grahamstown (Auckland), that it was raining all morning.
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 22, 10 December 1874, Page 5
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