Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1909 — Almost Total Eclipse of Moon Is Forecasted. [ARTICLE]

Almost Total Eclipse of Moon Is Forecasted.

A lunar eclipse, which will be almost total in this part of the country, is predicted for Thursday night, June 3d. The eclipse will be visible over most of the United States, and can be seen without a telescope or instrument of any kind. It is predicted that the moon will rise eclipsed soon after sunset, and that in the western states the extent of observation will be greater than in the east. It is probable that in the east the moon will haye risen before the shadow has advanced very far. The eclipse, will be cause by the passage of the moon through the shadow of the earth. The moon, as a rule, in making its monthly circuit of the earth’s shadow at a distance of 240,000 miles. There are times, however, almost every year when the moon passes through the shadow. The distance it enters into this shadow causes the extent of obscuration. A partial eclipse of the sun is predicted for June 17th. This will take place just before sunset, although the exact time of its appearance in various parts of the United States varies with the location.