THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
[by TELEGRAPH.] New Plymouth, To-day. The sky was quite clear during the eclipse of the sun this morning. Wanganui, To-day. The weather was beautiful for observing the eclipse of the sun this morning, the sky being very c ear. It was plainly observed through a piece of smoked glass. Wellington, To-day. The sky was too' cloudy to observe the eclipse of the sun. The eclipse was clearly visible at Castlepoint and Whangarei. Christchurch, To-day. The weather this morning was very cloudy, but the eclipse was visible for five minutes at 8.30, when half the disc appeared to be covered. The effect, as seen between the break in the clouds, was very fine. No sun spots were noticed. Dunedin, To-day.
The solar eclipse was totally invisible' at Dunedin, owing to the cloudy weather.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 936, 7 May 1883, Page 2
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135THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 936, 7 May 1883, Page 2
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