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OBSERVATIONS OF SECOND ConTacT (INTERNAL). 
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Observer. een biel Observer’s Remarks. 
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1. S.A, 214 16™ 08s a fine os at angle of contact of the so 
di Possibly early. 
2 ALY, 15 66°2 aa ioe i a planet caren te) - s limb ideally pro- 
‘Oss piers s atmosphe 
16 06 Planet's anceps e still teopecle beyond outline of 
sun’s limb, form ina 6 
16 18°6}Sun’s limb resumes its form —lump vanishes. Contact 
noted, 
a 16 26 |Contact clearly past. (8) 
-OG.R. 16 24 |Limb of sun com porsied oer drop not very evident; 
perhaps 2 seconds too early. 
i 16 30 {Sure ms of sun was complete around Venus. 
C.1.Y. 15 656 |Dark fringe between Venus and sun fades into gray. 
16 16 }Fringe the omes white 
Sor 16 26 | Venus cetneey on sun. 
. O. BB. 16 15 |Black band formed. Apparent a contact. 
; 16 26 | First cousirniodh separation of li 
M. MeN. 16 06 |Not on. 
16 19 |Light appeared all for eo Lene yellowish Ao 
of thesun. Probably about 2 seconds after c 
a 16 31 |Planet clearly on 
-W.L, Jr.) 16 08 |At this moment a gi fay er took the place of the “e 
wore black Laicen! nt between the cusps. 
» W. EM, 16 30 |Shade between limbs of planet and sun became gray. 
Ea 16 34 (Sure white. 
a. OC. 15 56 | First meeti ng of the two horns. 
a 16 36 |Planet certainly on sun’s disk. 
» H.L. Bo 21> 16" 12 spo seh ty ete ps but odo a of ligament well 
Nores on SEcOND CONTACT. 
observations,reads two minutes ear- 
e was made by the person who re- 
and embarrassed th é observation. 
8 from the sun’slimb. The 
ther Was so good that the granulation of the sun’s Sas was well seen, though 
() Was considerable haze. 
ing 2 Mr. McNeill estimates = time of contact as 21" 16" 178, W. M. T., deduct- 
Seconds from the time ied. 
(a) The o 
hi riginal record of Dr. Alexander's 8 
oat Bat 7g higg ks a mistake as to the min 
he, The sani ’s atmosphere was finely seen, 
ore than 20 seconds it formed a lump projecting fr 
