ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
OBSERVED AT NEW PLYMOUTH. INTERESTING TIME RECORD. Following the dull atmospheric conditions in New Plymouth yesterday the sky cleared towards evening and people were able to secure a good view of the total eclipse of the moon, which occurred early in the night. The moon rose partially eclipsed, and observers could see the dark segment of the earth shadow covered over on the eastern surface. The entire disc was in shadow by 6.56 p.m. and totality ended at 7.35, the moon passing out of the shadow by 8.55. Members of the New Plymouth Astronomical Society took some observations with the idea of checking the calculated times by the occultation of the stars, which the presence of the earth’s shadow rendered visible. The results showed that New Zealand local time, when compared with the calculated time, is nearly three minutes slow.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1921, Page 4
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144ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1921, Page 4
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