AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 14 May 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE ECLIPSE.

[press association.!

MELBOURNE, May 14. En route to Melbourne the passengers of the steamer Corinthic had an uninterrupted view of the solar eclipse. It is expected that as we are now near the eleven year sun spot the minimum corona would be extended to form great equatorial streamers. The width of the corona, however, is only equal to one-eighth th.c diameter of the moon, and is almost perfectly uniform round the sun's limit. The chromosphere was dark red and exceptionally large, extending to one-third the width of the corona. Half a dozen bright stars were visible almost up to the zenith. The ship's officers were able to take the bearings. During totality beautiful, opalescent lines played among the olouds near the horizon, varying from purple to rose and gold. The light on the sea was a greenish-grey color of about equal strength. The moon is in the first quarter. Several photographs .were taken by amateurs, but these are oessidered of no scientific value.