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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.—There are two total eclipses of the moon in 1924, both partially visible in London. In that of February 20, totality ends at 4h 57m P.M., some 25 minutes before sunset. The moon will rise about half eclipsed, the last contact with the umbra occurring at 5h 58. A smokiness due to the penumbra will be quite perceptible for about 20 minutes after this. It is, of course, quite useless to attempt to observe the last contact with the penumbra, which occurs at 7h im, since the diminution of light in the outer portion of the penumbra is quite imperceptible.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 113, 249 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113249b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/113249b0