ECLIPSE OF 1851. 



34. Mr. Hind, at Ravelsborg, near Engelholm, saw the beads, 

 both before and after the total obscuration, in such a manner as 

 to leave no doubt of their cause being that already explained. 

 In five seconds after the commencement of the total obscuration, 

 the corona or glory around the moon's disc was seen. Its colour 

 seemed to be that of tarnished silver, brightest next the moon's 

 limb, and gradually fading to a distance equal to one-third of her 

 diameter, where it became confounded with the general tint of 

 the heavens. Appearances of radiation are mentioned, similar to 

 those described by Professor Airy. 



11 On first viewing the sun," says Mr. Hind, " without the dark 

 glass after the commencement of totality, the rose-coloured 

 prominences immediately caught my eye, and others were seen a 

 few seconds later (fig. 17, p. 177). The largest and most remark- 

 able of them was situate about 5 north of the parallel of declina- 

 tion, on the western limit of the moon ; it was straight through 

 two-thirds of its length, but curved like a sabre near the extremity, 

 the concave edge being towards the horizon. The edges were of a 

 full rose-pink, the central parts plainer, though still pink. 



" Twenty seconds, or thereabouts, after the disappearance of 

 the sun, I estimated its length at 45" of arc, and on attentively 

 watching it towards the end of totality, I saw it materially 

 lengthened (probably to 2'), the moon having apparently left 

 more and more of it visible as she travelled across the sun. It 

 was always curved, and I did not remark any change of form, 

 nor the slightest motion during the time the sun was hidden. I 

 saw this extraordinary prominence four seconds after the end of 

 totality, but at this time it appeared detached from the sun's 

 limb, the strong white light of the corona intervening between 

 the limb and the base of the prominence. 



" About 10 south of the above object I saw, during the totality, 

 a detached triangular spot of the same rose colour, suspended, as 

 it were, in the light of the corona, which gradually receded from 

 the moon's dark limb, as she moved onwards, and was, therefore, 

 clearly connected with the sun. Its form and position, with 

 respect to the large prominence, continued exactly the same so 

 long as I observed it. On the south limb of the moon appeared 

 a long range of rose-coloured flames, which seemed to be affected 

 with a tremulous motion, though not to any great extent. 



11 The bright rose-red of the tops of these projections gradually 

 faded towards their bases, and along the moon's limb appeared a 

 bright narrow line of a deep violet tint : not far fro m the western 

 extremity of this long range of red flames was an isolated pro- 

 minence, about 40" in altitude, and another of similar size and 

 form, at an angle of 145 from the north towards the east : the 



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