ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
MAY BE SEEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. NEW PLYMOUTH OBSERVATIONS. There will be a total eclipse of the Moon on Friday evening, April 22, and .as it is desired to secure some important observations, the New Plymouth observatory will not be open to the public on that occasion. The Moon will rise after it has begun to enter the Earth’s shadow. Totality begins at 6.53 p.m., the middle of the eclipse will be at 7.14 p.m., and the end of totality at 7.35 p.m. The Moon emerges from the shadow at 8.55 p.m. The observing members of the Astronomical Society hope to be able to check the calculated times of several occultations of stars, which the presence of the Earth’s shadow will render visible. The sudden disappearance of these stars behind the advancing Moon affords an excellent opportunity for correcting the time.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1921, Page 3
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145ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1921, Page 3
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