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SIR NORMAX LOCKYER AND OTHERS 
Commencing witli 3 minutes in which to sketch a corona, the time was reduced to 
2 minutes, then to one minute and a half, and finally to one minute and a quarter, 
the actual time of totality. 
“ After a few lectures on hoard, they returned ashore to complete their training 
under Lieutenant Doughty and Mr. Daniels, and to learn to what use the discs 
were to he put. 
“ Set B. The corona party continued under instruction on hoard fi'om Friday, 
May 18, to Friday, May 25. On Saturday one-half went ashore to complete their 
drills under Lieutenant Dougeity. While on hoard they, too, had been trained to 
sketch against time. Three minutes was the time allowed for a sketch at the outset; 
it was gradually reduced to one and a quarter minutes. 
“ Set 0 were selected from amongst those who showed the most aptitude for star 
charting. Their attention was directed to the importance of accurately noting 
distance and direction. 
“ A diagram of constellations to he expected at the time of the eclipse was placed 
in the lantern, and then repeatedly sketched as it appeared on the sheet. 
“ From 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.ai. star charting was tried on deck. The constellation 
Ursa Major, ‘ the pointers ’ and their distance from Polaris forming the preliminary 
lesson. When proficiency in setting down the seyen brighter stars of this constella¬ 
tion was attained, the more intricate work of identifying the constellations, shomi in 
the star maps of the overhead sky, supplied l)y Sir Norman Lockyer, was |)roceeded 
witli. 
“ I wish to lay special stress upon the difficulty I found in training a class to deal 
with a map iqion which ‘ the line parallel to the horizon ’ was drawn across one of its 
angles I would suggest that in future maps supplied for this class of work have 
‘ the line parallel to the horizon ’ placed parallel to the lower edge of the map. I 
think it vnuld Ire well to omit the cardinal })oints round the solar disc, since I found 
they tended to confuse observers who were in an elementary stage of training, and 
that the reason of their not being shown like a compass card required careful and 
repeated explanations. 
1 recommend that only planets and stars of the first tliree or four magnitudes be 
shown on future maps. 
“ 1 find that Neptune shown with a large symlrol has conveyed the idea that a 
large body was to be expected in that direction, whereas Neptune was not visible at 
all at the time of the ecli})se. 
“ Mr. Bennett, Clerk, was of very great assistance. He gave much valuable aid 
in the training of the star chart party ashore. 
“ A. Phillirs, Leading Shipwright, did good service in preparing extra tracings of 
star charts. All his work was noteworthy for its accuracy and extreme neatness. 
The first tracing he took was suinnitted to Sir Norman Lookyeh, who described it as 
excellent.” 
