Eclipse Seen in Ideal Conditions
AUCKLAND LOOKS SKYWARD MOON DIMMED BY EARTH’S SHADOW Watchers of the sky in Auckland last evening witnessed a fine eclipse of the moon. No cloud dimmed the brilliant moon, which at six o’clock hung like a golden ball in the deepest of blue skies. At 6.30 o’clock the dark shadow appeared on the moon’s face, and gradually spread across the orb. “He’s dimmed his light,” said the young man who did not seem to be impressed by this fascinating phenomenon.
Conditions could not have been more perfect to watch the earth’s shadow crossing over the face of the moon By 7.30 the eclipse was at its fullest. This lasted until after eight o’clock, when a brilliant crescent of the moon emerged from the shadow. During the total eclipse the moon resembled a dull copper-coloured orb, which gradually changed to dark grey as the shadow moved away. It was the finest lunar eclipse seen in Auckland for years. The phenomenon is caused by the earth coming between the sun and the moon, thus preventing the rays of the sun to light the surface of the other orb.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 72, 16 June 1927, Page 14
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