34 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 76 



a I.I b Aperture not stated. Umbra of a slate gray color, like earth-shine 



on the moon 4 or 5 days old In it I suspected seeing Oceanus 



Procellarum, Tycho, Aristarchus and Copernicus. 

 Stephenson, Jhansi, India, (310) ; weather very fine. 



c = 2.1 The chief maria in eclipsed portion visible to n. e. ; [this noted several 

 times during the eclipse]. 

 Tomkins, Barrackpore, India, (311) ; clear, occasional passing clouds. 



a 2.8 b The shadow was of a dull copper color, and details were visible in it 

 all over the moon, and especially so with the aid of the telescopes. 



1921 IV 21 ; 1.074; Grade 



c N. Atlantic, Arctic Archipelago, Bering's Sea.. 



c = 2.i Sanner, Guadaloupe, (313); at totality, the eclipsed part was no 



brighter than the ashy light. With a small telescope, like the fingers 



viewed against sunlight. 



Blundell, New Plymouth, New Zealand, (312) ; sky not stated, 

 b = 3.2 6 inch ; near the S. E. limb .... at no time could any object be 



detected. Grimaldi could be seen with difficulty, but Aristarchus 



was plainly visible. Tycho and some of its rays were observed before 



totality, but the latter disappeared entirely later. 



ig2i X 16; 0.938; Grade 2 



c Antarctica, S. Indian O. 



Honnorat, Barcellonette, France, (320) ; sky not stated. 

 c=i.i Prism field-glass; details with difficulty visible; somewhat better 



during the second half. 



Lagarrigue, Rodez, France, (321) ; sky not stated. 

 c:=l.2 4.3 cm. and Foucault telescope 12.5 cm.; at first, no details visible; 



later, certain details visible. 



Fabry, Marseille, (316) ; sky not stated. 

 c = l.2 Opera-glass; like the ashy light a little after new moon. The dark 



spots on the lunar surface are quite easily visible, 



16.0 cm.; Jasse observing; no mention of details; the limb is weakly 



visible, disappearing later. 



26.0 cm., Michkovitch observing ; at the middle of the eclipse, the 



details of the lunar surface and the limb of the moon are readily 



visible. 



Vetter, Yverdon, Switz., (324) ; sky not stated, 

 a 1.3 c With n. e. and opera-glasses, the principal configurations in the 



shadow are easily distinguished. 



Croste, Bayonne, France, (314) ; sky not stated. 

 c=i.3 Opera-glass; at mid-eclipse, the shadowed northern part brick-red, 



allowing the details of the surface to be seen. 



Trarieux, Chamboulive, France, (323) ; sky not stated. 

 c=i.3 Seas visible, but not Copernicus, Plato or Tycho, after entry into 



the shadow. 



Curtis, Winchester, Engl., (315) ; sky perfectly clear most of the 



time, then haze 



