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AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

It will be remembered that, at last meeting of the Auckland Institute, Captain Heale read a paper upon '* Eclipses." He is in the habit of preparing drawings of each eclipse visiblo at Auckland, showing the exact degree of obscuration which will be visible toihc eye of the observer. A partial eclipse of the moon will be visible here eaily on Monday morning, July 3, and those desirous of seeiug the drawing of the eclipse which has been prepared can do so to-day in the Museum, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4p m. The following particulars, extracted from the paper referred to, show the time when the different phases of the eclipse, as it will be seen in Auckland, occur :— First contact with the shadow, Oh. 6m. 475., a m. ; middle of the eclipse, lh. 7m. 435.; last contact with the shadow, 2h. Bm. 395. The above are calculated at the Auckland civil time. The first contact with the shadow occurs at 35° 44' from the northernmost point of the moon's limb towaids the east.and the last contact at 34°31' towards the east. The magnitude of the eclipse will be (moon's diameter being equal to 1) 0 - 343, or, otherwise expressed, rather moie than one-third of the moon's diameter will bo obscured. As many of our readers will no doubt be desirous of seeing the eclipse, the above particulars may be relied upon, and the hour on Monday morning <-.t vhich it occurs is not one which would preckido many from observing it. Were they to stay up and watch until 10 minutes past one o'clock, they will have seen, should the weather be favonrable, the eclipse attain its greatest magnitude.

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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4330, 1 July 1871, Page 3

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AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4330, 1 July 1871, Page 3

AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4330, 1 July 1871, Page 3