Phases of the eclipse for particular places. [Note. For those places which are marked with an asterisk, the phases have been computed by a separate computation. The other phases are derived from the tables.] Hartford, (St. Ho.) Ct., 59 27.0 106 43 Middletown, (W.U.) Ct., Nantucket,(S.T.) Mass., Salem, (E.I.M.H.) Ms., Williamstown, Mass., Worcester, (A.H.)Ms., 60 24.1 45 The following table of elements will serve to calculate the eclipse for any place in the United States. II. Thursday, May 8. A Transit of Mercury, visible in the United States. The times of this transit may be found by the following tables: * Long. Calculated for the United States in Mean Greenwich Time. 100 68 19 s. m. s. m. s. m. s. m. s. m. s. 24 25 80 36 36 40 40 84 44 43 86 47 47 46 51 50 94 20 3 20 120 58 22 50 21 57 5 49 0 48 46 70 52 55 57 8 0 58 12 10 8 520 2100 25 20 14 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° Transit of Mercury calculated for particular places in Mean Time of place. 11 23 27M 5 52 52A Nashville, Univers'y, 10 32 31M 5 0 48A 42 25 New Orleans, Princeton, 11 27 37 10 19 54 57 4 4 49 12 11 23 22 5 52 48 18 48 48 14 37 58 6 7 27 20 49 5.50 15 Charleston, S. C., 10 59 46 5 29 13 Quebec, L, C., 34 18 6344 Cincinnati, Toronto, U. C., Montreal, Washington, This Transit was calculated by Lieut. Davis. III. Wednesday, May 21. A total eclipse of the Moon, invisible in the United States. Digits eclipsed, 13° 8′ on the Southern limb. Angle of the first point of contact from the Moon's N. point, 121 E. Angle of the last point of contact from the North point, 108 W. This eclipse will be visible in the Pacific Ocean, Asia, New Holland, Africa, and the East of Europe. IV. Thursday, Oct. 30. An annular eclipse of the Sun, invisible in the United States. Beginning of the eclipse on the Earth, at 4h. 23.5m. A. [Mean Time at Washington,] in latitude 19° 37′ South, and longitude 117° 59' East of Greenwich. Beginning of the annular eclipse at 5h. 47.0m. A. in latitude 43° 54′ S. and longitude 88° 22′ East. Central eclipse at Noon, at 7h. 4.8m. A. in latitude 75° 39′ South, and longitude 172° 42′ East. End of central eclipse at 7h. 38.8m. A. in latitude 67° 37′ South, and longitude 68° 48' West. End of the eclipse on the Earth at 9h. 2.3m. A. in latitude 45° 17' South, and longitude 112° 10' West. This eclipse will be visible in the Southern Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, and South Victoria. V. Thursday, Nov. 13. A partial eclipse of the Moon, visible in the United States, as follows: Beg. of Mid. of End of Ecl. Ecl. h. m. Ecl. h. m. h. m. Milledgeville, 5 36.97 16.08 55.1 Portsmouth, 18.36 57.4 36.5 Providence, 6 19.67 58.79 37.8 Montreal, L. C. 15.9 55.0 34.1 Richmond, Mobile, Ala. Montpelier, Nantucket, 3.6 42.7 5 55.07 34.1 13.2 6 0.4 39.5 18.6 Rochester, N. Y. 5 58.8 37.9 17.0 Raleigh, 29.68 8.7 47.8 9.26 48.38 27.4 6 26.5 8 5.69 44.7 44.9 Springfield, Ill., 12.06 51.18 30.2 19.67 58.79 37.8 5 31.8 10.98 50.0 5.8 14.17 53.29 32.3 Tuscaloosa, 5 50.1 6 28.88 7.9 47.0 6 11.6 5 19.46 58.5,8 37.6 6 2.17 41.29 20.3 23.08 2.1 41.2 The phases of the eclipse for other places may easily be found by means of the following table: The digits eclipsed are 11° 2' on the Moon's North limb. The first contact with the shadow occurs at 51° from the North point of the Moon's limb towards the East; the last contact at 70° towards the West. h. m. 8. OCCULTATIONS. Elements for facilitating the calculation of Occultations which may be visible in the Jan. 12 16H 167 P 198 6555666 Magnitude. h. m. S. 4 8 41 A.23 28 29.39 1 14 45.0 N. 36 56 S. 82 N. 2 S. 2 40 40.83 16 49 3.4 7-66 17 42 10.3 3.2 23 56 Feb.12 5 11 14 11 A. 2 40 40.43 16 49 1.8 N. 26 2 S. 68 N. 29 23 1 44 55 M. 17 29 27.82 21 48 41.6 S. 35 5 S. 55 N. 3 S. 34 10.22 21 35 59.6 5 4 55 27 6 1 34 8 3 6 1 Apr. 12 V 3.4 8 ။ ရာ 141– 15 AG 16a2 24 5 1 18 54 M. 1 30 23 M. 20 12 19.17 15 15 50.1 S. 15 25 39 26 2 5 16 5 23 19 9 S. 25. 2 S. 9 N. 43 9 21 S. 14 1 N. 44 90 26 190 7 39 40 18 4 39 S. 34 N. 32 S. 3 0 24 |