ECLIPSE OF SUN.
A RARE SPECTACLE. CLOUDY AT WELLINGTON. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON Jan. 4. Clouds greeted the partial eclipse of the sun this morning, but breaks now and again permitted a view of how it was progressing. At times they were of advantage in enabling observation of the phenomenon by the naked eye. The Government Meteorologist, Dr. E. C. Adams, sent a telegram from Russell stating that it was raining and that he did not see the eclipse.
GISBORNE CONDITIONS
GISBORNE, Jan. 4
The eclipse of the sun was witnessed under weird conditions this morning, an overcast sky and misty conditions, with occasional glimpses of the sun giving the landscape an eerie appearance. At times it was sufficiently dark to require artificial light.
The presence of clouds at the astronomical time at which the rare phenomenon was due to tako place prevented the partial eclipse from being seen in Palmerston North. Russell, where a total eclipse would have been witnessed under favourable conditions, was today the meeting place of several keen astronomers. Dr. Adams hoped to make a close observation, and to have obtained a kir.ematographie record of the progress of the phenomenon.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 30, 4 January 1927, Page 7
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194ECLIPSE OF SUN. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 30, 4 January 1927, Page 7
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