NO. 9 BRIGHTNESS OF LUNAR ECLIPSES FISHER 2"] 



Shadow intensely black and indistinguishable from the sky, limb 



invisible. 



Rey, Marseille, (227), de Sforza, Trieste, (227a), report that Tycho 



was visible, even brilliant ; means not stated. 



1906 II 8; 1. 631; Grade 2 



c Antarctica, South Island, Hokkaido, Nova Zemlya, Norway, Great 



Britain, Canary Islands, S. Atlantic. 

 A. Lopes, Hacienda Santa Rita, Mexico, (234) ; clear. 



c = 0.8 The peculiarities of the lunar surface (the spots) were perceived 

 with the n. e. 

 E. Lopes, Chignahuapan, Mexico, (235) ; sky and aperture not stated. 



= 0.8 The peculiarities of the lunar surface are just visible, like dark spots. 

 Ross, Glasgow, Scotland, (238) ; sky almost free from clouds, but 

 a thin misty veil appeared from time to time ; first contact at end of 

 darkness, beginning of totality in strong astronomical twilight. 



a ^3.6 3 inch; Aristarchus, Copernicus, Kepler, after first contact; Aristar- 



b.-=7.2 chus, Menelaus, before totality. 



Macpherson, Johnsburn, Scotland, (236) ; perfect weather, astronom- 

 ical twilight. 



b = 7.7 2 inch ; during the first stages of totality the lower part of the disk 

 appeared brighter than the upper, and on the lower several of the 

 prominent lunar features were noted. 



Blum, Paris, (231) ; breaks in snow clouds; strong astronomical twi- 

 light. 



8.5 4.0 cm. ; the illumination was like the ashy light, but nevertheless 



insufficient to allow the lunar details to be seen. Aristarchus entered 

 the shadow and disappeared immediately. The moon disappeared in 

 low haze when yi eclipsed. 

 Rudaux, Donville, France, (239) ; breaks in clouds ; means not stated. 



b = 13.5 The moon continued visible with all its details. 



Denning, Bristol, Engl., (232) ; well seen. Means not stated. 



From the entering of the moon into the earth's shadow until after the 



total phase was reached, the outline of the whole disk, with a large 

 number of included details, continued very plainly visible. 



• Dias, Guadalajara, Mexico, (233) ; sky and aperture not stated. 



In the telescope all the large details of the lunar configuration were 



seen. 



Quenisset, Nanterre, France, {22,7) ; atmosphere of perfect limpidity. 



Equatorial, aperture not stated. All the details of the lunar surface 



perfectly visible. 



1906 VIII 4; 1.786; Grade 2 



c Lena Valley, E. India, Indian O., Graham Land, S. E. Pacific, Lower 



California, Alaska. 



Harris, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, (243) ; clear between showers, 

 b I.I c Aperture not stated. Not the slightest trace of the moon could be 



seen with or without the telescope for some time on either side of the 



