ECLIPSES TO COME.
’ OBSERVATIONS IN JUNE. On Sunday, June 3, the moon will undergo a total eclipse, which will be visible throughout New Zealand. The eclipse begins about 9 p.m,, totality, which will last for a little over a minute, being reached about 11 p.m. The Dominion Observatory at Kelburn, in Wellington, has been requested to take special interest in this eclipse with regard to the occulation of certain stars, special tables for this purpose having been prepared by the authorities at Greenwich. Next Saturday the sun will be totally eclipsed, hut only a few Antarctic penguins will be aware of it, the path of totality being in the neighbourhood of the Souh Pole and not reaching any habitable land. South America, will witness the eclipse as a partial one. On June 17 the sun will again be eclipsed, but only partially. This will be visible in Northern Europe only.
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Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17371, 22 May 1928, Page 7
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150ECLIPSES TO COME. Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17371, 22 May 1928, Page 7
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