NO. 9 BRIGHTNESS OF LUNAR ECLIPSES FISHER 21 



H'au'ct, Paris, (149) ; cleared up sufficiently for good observations. 

 Astronomical twilight. 

 c=:6.4 At maximum eclipse, with n. e., the contours of the eclipsed portion 

 were clearly visible. The principal spots were equally visible through 

 the shadow 



7595 XII 27; 1.384; Grade 2 



c S. Atlantic, near Santiago, near Vera Cruz, near Sitka, near Bering's 



Str., near Bangkok, Indian O. 



IVhichello, Chester, Engl., (169) ; cleared off before first contact, 

 cr^i.i During totality, both by n. e. and in 9 inch reflector, outlines of the 



maria, etc., could be easily seen. 



Staus and Milndler, Frankenthal, Ger., (167) ; clear air during totality. 

 c^i.i 3 inch; details mentioned as visible in the shadow, Tycho and Aris- 



tarchus. 



Bareel, Louvain, (157) ;,bad state of sky and strong wind, 

 a I.I b 6 inch; all the seas visible in the equatorial, but not Tycho. 



King, Leicester, Engl., (164) ; clear breaks in clouds, 

 d i.2e 2 inch; details well seen. 



Blacklock, Gateshead, Engl., (158) ; unclouded and nearly black sky. 

 0=1.2 2tV2 inch reflector; during the whole time the details of the moon's 



surface were distinctly visible in the telescope. 



Gaythorpe, Barrow-in-Furness, Engl., (162) ; sky clear, strong wind. 

 b 1.2 c 3 inch ; . . . . everywhere sufficiently transparent to allow most of the 



coarser details to be seen. 



Smith, Edinburgh, Scotland, (166) ; observed the eclipse through 



intervals in the clouds. 

 c= 1.2 AH through, the dusky surface markings were easily seen with the n. e. 



Fran::, Breslau, Ger., (161) ; sky not stated. 

 = 1.2 3/^ inch; easily visible during totality — Grimaldi. Aristarchus, Sinus 



Iridum, Plato, Promontorium Acherusia, Manilius, Menelaus. 



Ellison, Monkswearmouth, Engl., (159) ; perfectly clear sky all 



through. 

 a-b 4 inch ; Grimaldi, Mare Crisium, and other dark spots within the 



umbra very distinct Tycho and rays noted to be very con- 

 spicuous. 



Fauth, Landstuhl, Ger., (160) ; occasional cirrus. 

 c 17.8 cm. ; spots, and rays of Tycho, Copernicus and Kepler perfectly 



clear during totality. 



Killip, St.-Anne's-on-the-Sea, Engl., (163) ; clear sky. 

 c 5 inch ; detail everywhere remarkable. Menelaus and Manilius only a 



little less bright than Aristarchus. The rays from Tycho very fine. 



Stuyvaert, Uccle, Belgium, (168) ; sky clear. 

 c 15 cm. ; the great configurations of the seas are visible ; Aristarchus 



brilliant All selenographic details are very visible. 



"No Sig," (165) ; place not named ; moon quite clear, and so remained. 

 c The features on the moon's surface were discernible with the n. e., 



the contrast between seas and highlands being well marked. 9 inch 



reflector; Tycho, Grimaldi, many of the streaks, Plato, and so on. 



