SKY KALEIDOSCOPE

Northern Advocate, 21 May 1929, Page 5

SKY KALEIDOSCOPE

ANTARCTIC PICTURE

TRIPLE-FEATURED BEAUTY.

MOON, SUNSET AND AURORA,

(United Service.)

NEW YORK,. May 19. By Russell Owen. Copyrighted 192? by the New York Times Company and the St Louis Post Dispatch. All rights for publication _ reserved throughout the world. Wireless to New York Times. BAY OF WHALES, May 19. Last night the moon,~a faint -sunset and the Aurora were seen at the same time. "Come out, you follows. Here is the greatest sight you have ever 80011!” called Commander Byrd, who was just returning from a walk. Without waiting to put on caps or gloves, every one ran through the snow tunnel and gazed in astonishment at the sky. Tn the north was a thin line of yellow sunset, only a few degrees long. Almost duo cast the moon was half, above the horizon and surrounded by clouds which widely diffused its reel glow. Running from north to south in a bright curtain that waVed and curved upon itself was the aurora. Such a rate combination of light sources has probably been seen before in the Antarctic, but it could not occur very often during the yefcr be- ' cause the moon must be faint chough : so as not to dim the aurora altogether, and the sun must be fairly at its lowest point, but its radianee not i entirely vanished. The Curtained • aurora must be present and the sky n j comparatively free from clouds. It a wa9 a strange aid beautiful sight.