. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. SiiMi' I \Ti:uNi:sTi.\(; Ivncts and I-'ici ki:s (â (i\n;i<,\i.\c, â¢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 star


. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. SiiMi' I \Ti:uNi:sTi.\(; Ivncts and I-'ici ki:s (â (i\n;i<,\i.\c, â¢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 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, 0 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,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy


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