ECLIPSE OF MOON
PARTIAL PHASE THIS WEEK VISIBLE IN DOMINION' A partial eclipse of the moon, which will occur on Thursday nignt, end in a on Friday morning, will be visible throughout the Dominion. The eclipse will begin at 9.20, when the moon will enter the penumbral shadow, which consists of a mixture of sunlight and shadow. The stage of eclipse where the shadow becomes visible to the naked eye will occur at 10.24, when the moon makes its contact with the umbral shadow.
The middle of the eclipse will occur at 11.45, at which stage nearly seventenths of, the moon's diameter will be covered by the earth's shadow. The eclipsed portion will then steadily crow less, until at 1.6 a.m. on Friday the moon will leave the umbral shadow. Penumbral eclipse will continue, however, until 2.10.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19340723.2.62
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21859, 23 July 1934, Page 8
Word Count
137ECLIPSE OF MOON New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21859, 23 July 1934, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in