SiiMi' I \Ti:uNi:sTi.\(; Ivncts and I-'ici ki:s (■(i\n;i<,\i.\c, •nii", 

 Ti»T.\i, I'lnirsi-: oi" tiii'. Si n. Jim: X, l')]S. 



Tlk' sun al ;1k' linu' (if tlic ci'lipsc will lif in the t-nusU'lla 

 lidii Tannic close Id the lii'sl niai^iiitudc star Aldchai'aii. 'I'lic 

 jilaiK'l'- Mercury and ji!) iter will he close to llie sun. Aleinairv 

 to the rii;lu and Jupiter on the lel't. lietelt^euse in Orion, I'ro 

 cyon in Canis Minor and Castor and I'ollux in The Twins, all 

 first magnitude stars, are close enou.gh to probahly become visi- 

 ble during" totalitx'. The IMeiades on the sun's right are hitle 

 above Mercury. 



The time re(|uired for shadow to sweep thr(nigh the L'nited 

 States is exactly 45 minutes. 



Tlie duration of the Total Eclipse is in Oregon 1 minute 

 and ?7 seconds; in Wyoming. 1 minute 41 seconds; in Colorado. 

 1 minute 31 seconds: in Kansas, 1 minute 20 seconds; in Ar- 

 kansas, 1 minute 10 seconds: in Mississii)i)i. 1 minute 5 secon<ls ; 

 in Florida, minute 4.^ seconds. 



Thi: ToTAr. EcijpsE of the Sun 



The Eclipse begins with a black notch becoming visible in 

 the sun's disk as the moon creeps up over its surface. The notch 



becomes larger anr] larger until finally it hides the whole of the 

 sun. It is then that the grand climax is reached, the efifect 

 being awe-inspiring. Red flames flash out at various points 

 around the circumference, prominences intimately associated with 

 the solar organism. Above these is seen the wonderful Corona, 



