| Day of the Month Calendar for Boston, N. Y. State, N. and S. Dakota, Oregon. Calendar for Connecticut, Wyorning, and Calendar for Washington. Nevada, and Calendar for Charleston, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California 4 47 4 46 6 37 50 6 40 34 5 3 5 15 Sun | Sun Moon Sun | Sun Moon Sun Sun Moon Sun 1 Sun Moon Rises Sets R &S. Rises Sets R.&S.Il Rises Sets R. & S. Rises Sets R. & S. H. M H. M. H. M. H, M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. 6 32 4 55 11 51 6 30 4 58 11 55|| 6 26 5 1 11 58|| 6 17 5 10.... 6 33 4 54.. 6 31 57.. ..|| 6 27| 5 0 ....|| 6 18 5 912 8 6 34 4 52 12 50 6 32 28 4 58 12 561 6 19 5 8 1 4 51 1 11 1 53|| 6 34 4 54 1 54 6 30 4 571 1 561 5 7 2 1 50 2 56 6 35 53 2 57|| 6 4 56 2 58 5 7 3 1 4 49 4 3 52 4 3 6 32 4 55 4 3 5 6 4 2 sets sets || 6 33 4 54 sets 5 5 sets 5 16 6 38 49 5 19|| 6 4 53 5 22 5 33 6 4 5 6 oll 6 48 6 3 6 4 52 6 8 5 4 6 21 6 4 6 50 47 6 55) 6 36 4 516 59 5 3 7 14 46 7 52 38 4 50 7 57|| | 5 2 8 13 6 40 6 39 4 49 5 1 9 6 47 44 10 0 6 40 4 48 10 4 5 110 18 4 40 11 3 43 11 7 6 411 4 47 11 10|| 0 11 21 4 39). 42.... 6 42 4 46.. ..|| 4 591.. .. 42 12 13 6 43 4 46 12 16|| 6 30 u || 6 5: | 4 37 1 16 41 1 17|| 6 44 4 45 1 201 6 31 | 1 24 I 6 5 4 36 2 21 40 2 22 6 45 4 45 2 23|| 6 32 4 58 2 24 6 54 4 36 3 24 6 51 40) 3 24 6 46 4 44 3 24 6 33 4 58 3 22 6 50 4 35 4 260 6 52 39 4 251 6 47 4 44 4 24|| 6 34 4 57 4 19 65 38 rises || 6 481 4 43 rises rises 38 5 0 6 49 4 43 5 3311 6 37 5 38 6 50 4 42 5 42 6 37 4 Il 7 0 4 32 6 15 6 56 4 36 6 20|| 6 51 4 42 6 251 6 38 4 55 6 39 11 7 11 4 32 7 1 6 57 4 36 7 6 6 52 4 41 7 11 | 6 394 55 7 26 31 7 5111 36 7 561 6 531 4 41 8 8 15 301 8 441 35 8 48|| 6 55 4 40 8 53 16 ñ 5 4 30 9 39 7 1 4 35 9 43 6 56 4 40 9 47|| 6 41 4 54 9 59 17 6 4 29 10 37|| 7 21 4 34 10 411 6 571 4 39 10 44|| 6 541 7 7 4 29 11 37|| 7 3 4 34 11 39 6 581 4 39 11 426 43 4 54 11 49 Sun on Meridian of Washington Day of 1 | Day of | Day of 1 | Day of 1 Day of Month H. M. Month H. M. S. Month H. M. S. Month H. M. S. | Month H. M, S. 11 43 39 11 43 44 13 11 44 19 119 11 45 24 25 11 46 58 11 43 38 11 43 48 14 11 44 28 20 11 45 38 26 11 47 16 11 43 371 9 11 43 521 15 11 44 37 21 11 45 52 27 11 47 35 11 43 38 10 11 43 58 16 11 44 48 22 11 46 7 28 11 47 55 11 43 397 11 11 44 4 17 11 44 59 11 46 23 29 111 48 16 11 43 41 || 12 11 44 11 18 11 45 11 || 24 11 46 40 30 11 48 37 Twilight V. Begins Ends Nov v. Begins Ends H. M. H. M. Boston. ....11 4 58 6 30 6 20 5 19 6 12 New York. . 1 4 57 16 31 | 5 8 6 21 5 18 6 14 Washington. 1 4 57 6 31 11 5 6 6 23 21 5 16 6 16 Charleston..! 1! 4 54 6 34 5 1 6 27 5 10 6 22 5 56 97 MOON'S PHASES, 1942 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) Last Quarter.... .......10 1H. 18M. / First Quarter........... 15D. New Moon ..............8 10 19 Full Moon ............ 22 Morning Stars-Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Last Quarter.............30 Evening Star-Venus, after Nov. 15. 56M. 24 DECEMBER 12th Month 31 Days (Local Mean Time, A. M., light figures; P. M., black) Day of the Week Calendar for Boston, N, Y. State, N. and S. Dakota, Oregon. Calendar for Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Wyorning, and Calendar for Nevada, and Calendar for Charleston, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California 3 48 4 38 5 39 8 3 Sun 1 Sun Moon Sua Sun Moon Sun | Sun Moon! Sun | Sun Moon 7 11 4 28 1 42 7 6 4 33 | 1 42| 7 11 4 38) 1 43|| 6 450 4 54 1 44 Fr 7 12 4 28 2 48| 7 7 4 33 4 38 2 47|| 6 46 4 54 2 45 7 13 4 28 3 57|| ~ 8 3 54 6 47 4 54 7 14 4 28 5 9 7 9 4 5 4 6 48 4 54 7 15 4 28 sets 33 sets | 7 5 4 38 sets || 6 48 4 54 sets 7 161 4 28 5 29 4 54 5 56 7 17 4 28 6 31 7 7 4 38 6 42 4 54 6 58 7 17 4 28 7 39| 7 7 4 38 7 49 6 511 4 S 7 18 | 4 28 84 8 4 38 8 57 6 51 4 55 9 10 7 19 4 28 10 0 9 4 38 10 6 6 52 4 55 10 15 7 20 4 28 11 711 7 15 11 10 7 10 4 38 11 12 6 53 4 55 11 18 7 21 4 28.... .., .. 7 11 4 38.... 6 54 4 55).... 7 21 4 29 12 14 7 1 4 33 12 15 7 11 4 39 12 16 6 544 56 12 18 7 22 4 29 1 17 7 12 4 39 1 17| 6 55 4 56 11 17 7 23 4 29 2 19|| 71 | 2 18 7 13 4 39 2 17| 6 56 4 56 14 7 23 4 29 3 2017 19 33 3 18 7 13 4 39 3 17|| 6 56 4 57 3 10 7 24 4 30 4 20 34 4 17|| 7 14 4 40 4 15 6 57 4 57 4 5 7 24 4 30 5 7 20 34 5 1411 14 4 40 5 11 6 57 4 58 4 59 7 25 35 rises 7 15 4 41 rises | 6 58 4 58 rises 4 35 5 2 7 15 4 41 5 7 | 6 58 4 58 5 23 36 5 50 7 16 4 42 5 55 6 59 4 59 6 10 27 4 32 6 38| 22 36 6 42 7 16 4 42 6 47|| 6 59 5 0 7 1 7 27 4 33 7 31 7 23 37) 7 36 7 17 4 43 7 40| 7 0 5 0 7 53 7 17 4 43 1 8 46 9 27 7 18 4 44 11 9 40 7 28 4 35 10 27 7 24 4 39 10 281 7 18 4 45 10 31 7 11 2110 36 7 28 4 35 11 27| 7 24 4 40 11 29 7 18 4 45 11 29 7 1 5 2111 32 2 7 29 4 36 ....ll 7 25 4 41... 7 19 4 46.. ..ll 7 2 5 3.... 1 7 29) 4 37 12 30 7 25 4 42 12 30 7 19 4 4712 31|| 7 2 5 412 29 Sun on Meridian of Washington Day of 1 Day of | Day of 1 Day of Day of Month H. M. S. | Month H. M. S Month H. M. S. Month H. M Month M. S. 8 11 51 51 14 11 54 37 2011 57 32 26 12 0 31 2 11 49 2211 9 Ju 52 181 15 11 55 5 11 58 2 1 1 3 U 49 4511 10 11 52 45 16 11 55 34 11 58 32 12 1 30 4 11 50 9 111 53 12 11 56 4 23 u 59 211 29 12 1 59 5 11 50 31 24 11 59 31|30 12 2 28 6 11 50 591 11 54 9 11 57 3 2 0 11 2 2 57 7 11 51 25 Twilight Place Dec.! Begins Ends c. Begins Ends | Dec. | Begins Ends H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. Boston... ... 1 5 29 6 9 | 11 5 37 6 9 21 5 44 6 11 New York. 1 5 27 6 11 11 5 35 6 11 5 41 6 14 Washington. 1 5 25 6 13 5 32 6 14 5 38 6 17 Charleston. I 1 5 17 6 21 5 94 6 22 21 5 30 6 26 MOON'S PHASES, 1942 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) New Moon .. 7777777 ..... 7D. 10H. First Quarter ..., 12 37 Morning Stars-Mars, Jupiter. | Evening Stars-Mercury, Venus, Saturn. ......14 The Calendar in Standard Time for Cities in the U. S. (How to ascertain the same for 120 United States cities from Local Mean Time Calendar on the twelve monthly calendar pages immediately preceding) Use Calendar for Boston Use Calendar for Use Calendar for Use Calendar for Charleston EEEEE M. M. Alabama Colorado Montgomery..sub 15 Col. Springs.. Arizona 0 M lohnt Phoenix...... add 28 M Delaware Arkansas Boston.......sub 16 Wilmington ...add 2 E Hot Springs. .add 12 Cb Fall River....sub 16 E Indiana Little Rock...add 9 Cb Lowell .......sub 15 Evansville. ...sub (Washington...add 8 E 1 California (Southern) Springfield....sub 10 E Fort Wayne,.. sub 2 Worcester ....sub 13 Gary ......... sub 1 Kansas Los Angeles...sub 7 Pb Indianapolis...sub 15 Ce Topeka......add 23 Monterey ....add 8 Po Michigan Kokomo...... sub 15 Wichita....., add 29 San Diego....sub 11 P Battle Creek. .add 41 E Terre Haute..sub Kentucky Santa Barbara.sub 1 Pb Detroit....... add 32 E Frankfort....sub 20 Florida Lexington....sub 22 Jacksonville. . add Louisville.....sub 17 Key West....add 27 Maryland Miami....... add 21 Georgia Missouri Atlanta......add 38 Augusta......add 28 E Macon....... add 34 E Albany...... .sub Kansas City..add 18 Savannah....add 24 E St. Louis..... add 1 Louisiana Poughkeepsie. .sub Ohio Nevada New Orleans.. Rochester .... add 10 Cincinnati.... add 38 Shreveport ... add Carson City...sub 1P Mississippi New Jersey Jackson...... add 1 Dayton... ... add 37 2 Vicksburg....add 3 Trenton......sub 11 Toledo .....add 34 North Carolina New Mexico • Santa Fé. . . . . add 4 Mc Raleigh......add 15 Eg Pierre........ add 41 Pennsylvania Oklahoma South Carolina Charleston ... add 20 E Columbia, ... add 24 Eb Utah Tennessee Memphis..... Salt Lake.....add 28 Nashville.....sub 13 3 Olympia...... add 12 Pd Scranton.....add Virginia Texas Senttle....... add 3 Norfolk...... add 5 Rhode Island Spokane...... sub 10 Pd Richmond, ... add 10 Austin....... add 31 Providence....sub 14 Eb Dallas. ... ...add 27 Wisconsin West Virginia El Paso......add 6 Madison......sub 2 Wyoming Charleston... add 26 E Galveston....add 19 Milwaukee....sub 8 Cheyenne.....sub 1 M Wheeling..... add 22 Eb San Antonio. . add 34 METHOD OF USING THE TABLE ABOVE, WITH NEW YORK CITY AS AN EXAMPLE Directions: For New York City, subtract 4m. Central, Mountain or Pacific, according as the from the Calendar for that city and the result is letter E, C, M or P is found in the table. A small in Eastern standard time; for other cities, use the letter indicates that in case of sunrise and sunset, Calendar named at head of column and add or a correction for latitude is advisable, which cor a orrection is to be found in the table below, in the subtract the given number of minutes; this gives column headed by the small letter and on line with the required standard time, which is Eastern, the date. CORRECTION TO SUNRISE Date b d M ON. sub April M M M Jan. add 4 M add 8 M M sub sub sub 17 Feb. add sub add sub add 11 sub sub sub 15 add add sub add 8 sub sub 12 Mareh add sub sub sub 9 sub add 1 sub sub 5 sub sub sub 3 sub 1 sub add add add 4 May sub add sub add add sub 11 add 8 add add 11 ade June sub add add add add 16 sub udd add add 17 July add add add 18 sub add add add 17 Aug. sub add add add 16 add add add 14 Sept. sub add sub 3 add sub 6 add 10 add sub add sub add sub 2 add Oct. add add sub sub sub Nov. sub 3 sub sub 6 sub add sub add 8 sub add 13 sub 10 sub Dec. add 4 sub sub sub 13 add 4 suo 6 sub 16 sub 16 NOTE The same correction is applied to sunset as to sunrise, but in the opposite way: subtracted instead of added and vice versa. ONOW --నిలలు Ready-Reference Calendar For ascertaining any Day of the Week for any given Date within Two Hundred Years from the introduction of the New Style, 1752 to 2000 inclusive 1 Monday 1 Tuesday 1 Wednesday 1 Thursday 1 Friday 1 Saturday 1 SUNDAY 2 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 2 Thursday 2 Friday 2 Saturday 2 SUNDAY 2 Monday 3 Wednesday 3 Thursday 3 Friday 3 Saturday 3 SUNDAY 3 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Thursday 4 Friday 4 Saturday 4 SUNDAY 4 Monday 4 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Friday 5 Saturday 5 SUNDAY 5 Monday 5 Tuesday 5 Wednesday | 5 Thursday 6 Saturday 6 SUNDAY 6 Monday 6 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 6 Thursday 6 Friday 7 SUNDAY 7 Monday 7 Tuesday | 7 Wednesday 17 Thursday 7 Friday 7 Saturday 8 Monday 8 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 8 Thursday 18 Friday 8 Saturday 8 SUNDAY 9 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 9 Thursday 9 Friday 9 Saturday 9 SUNDAY 19 Monday 10 Wednesday 10 Thursday 10 Friday 10 Saturday 10 SUNDAY 10 Monday | 10 Tuesday 11 Thursday 11 Friday 11 Saturday 11 SUNDAY 11 Monday 11 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Friday 12 Saturday 12 SUNDAY 12 Monday 12 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Saturday 13 SUNDAY 113 Monday 113 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 113 Thursday 13 Friday 14 SUNDAY 14 Monday 14 Tuesday 114 Wednesday 14 Thursday 14 Friday 14 Saturday 15 Monday 15 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 15 Thursday 15 Friday 15 Saturday 15 SUNDAY 16 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 16 Thursday 16 Friday 16 Saturday 16 SUNDAY 16 Monday 17 Wednesday 17 Thursday 17 Friday 117 Saturday 17 SUNDAY 17 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Thursday 18 Friday 18 Saturday 18 SUNDAY 18 Monday 18 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Friday 19 Saturday 19 SUNDAY 19 Monday 19 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Saturday 20 SUNDAY 20 Monday 20 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 20 Thursday 20 Friday 21 SUNDAY 21 Monday 21 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 21 Thursday 21 Friday 21 Saturday 22 Monday 22 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 22 Thursday 22 Friday 22 Saturday 22 SUNDAY 23 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 23 Thursday 23 Friday 23 Saturday 23 SUNDAY 23 Monday 24 Wednesday 24 Thursday 24 Friday 24 Saturday 24 SUNDAY 24 Monday 24 Tuesday 25 Thursday 25 Friday 25 Saturday 25 SUNDAY 25 Monday 25 Tuesday 25 Wednesday 26 Friday 26 Saturday 26 SUNDAY 26 Monday 26 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 26 Thursday 27 Saturday 27 SUNDAY 27 Monday 27 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 27 Thursday 27 Friday 28 SUNDAY 28 Monday 28 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 28 Thursday 28 Friday 28 Saturday 29 Monday 29 Tuesday 129 Wednesday 29 Thursday 29 Friday 29 Saturday 29 SUNDAY 30 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 30 Thursday 30 Friday 130 Saturday 30 SUNDAY 30 Monday 31 Wednesday 31 Thursday 131 Friday 131 Saturday 131 SUNDAY (31 Monday 31 Tuesday How to use the Ready Reference Calendar-To ascertain any day of the week, first look in the table for the year required, and under the months are figures which refer to the corresponding figures at tne head of the columnns of days below. For Example: To know on what day of the week July 4, 1918, fell, look in the table of years for 1918, and in a parallel line under July is figure 1, which directs to column 1 in which it will be seen that July 4 fell on Thursday. *In leap years the month of February has 29 days. Chronological Cycles, 1942 Dominical Letter... Lunar Cycle .. 3 | Solar Cycle.... .... 5 19 Roman Indiction............ 10 Julian Period.... ..6655 Chronological Eras Name Began B, C, 5598, Sept. 1 Grecian or Syro-Macedonian Era B, C. 312. Sept. 1 Civil Ers of Constantinople.. 5508. Sept. 1 Era of Maccabees. 166, Nov. 24 Alexandrian Era.... 5502, Aug. 29 Tyrian Era........ 125. Oct. 19 Julian Period... 4713, Jan. Sidonian Era... 110. Oct. 1 Mundane Era.... 4008, Oct. Julian Era..... 45, Jan, Jewish Mundane Era. 3761, Oct. Spanish Era.... 38. Jan. 1 Era of Abraham... 2015, Oct. 1 Augustan Era... 27. Feb. 14 Era of the Olympiads.. 776, July 1 Christian Era.. 1. Jan. Roman Era (A. U.C.).. 753. April 24 Destruction of Jerusalem 69. Sept. 1 Era of Metonic Cycle.... 432 July 15! Mohammedan Era............ • 622, July 16 The year 1942 corresponds to the year 7450-7451 year of 680 Olympiad commencing July 1; 2602 of of the Byzantine era; 5702-5703 of the Jewish era, the Japanese era, and the 17th year of the period the year 5703 commencing at Sunset, September 11, Showa; 1360-1361 of the Mohammedan era. 1942; 2695 since the foundation of Rome, according year 1361 commencing at Sunset, January 18, 1942: to Varro: 2718 of the Olympiads, or the second I the Japanese chronology dates from 660 B. C. Church Fasts The Roman Catholic Days of obligation are: year except Christmas Day and the Epiphany. Jan. 1 (Circumcision of Christ): Ascension Day The three Rogation Days are days of Solemn (forty days after Easter Sunday); Aug. 15 (Assump Supplication. In the Greek Church the four printion of the Blessed Virgin Mary); Nov. 1 (All cipal fasts are those in Lent, the week succeeding Saints' Day'; Dec. 8 (Immaculate Conception); Whitsuntide, the fortnight before the Assumption, and forty days before Christmas. Dec. 25 (Cnristmas), and all the Sundays of the Ember and Rogation Days are certain periods of year. the year devoted to prayer and fasting. Ember The Roman Catholic canon law prescribes absti Days (twelve annually), about the beginning of nence for every Friday of the year. Abstinence and the four seasons, are the Wednesday, Friday, and fast together are to be observed on Ash Wednesday. Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, in Spring: the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent (in the United after the feast of the Pentecost (Whitewn States), the Ember Days, the Vigils of Pentecost, Summer; after the festival of the Holy Cross, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Sept. 14, Autumn, and after the festival of St. feast of All Saints, and the Nativity of Our Lord. Lucia, Dec. 13, Winter, Ember Weeks are the weeks The law of fast alone is prescribed for all the in which the Ember Days appear. remaining days of Lent except Sundays Ember Days in 1942 are Feb. 25, 27, 28; May 27, In the American Episcopal Church the days of | 29. 30: Sept. 16. 18. 19: Dec. 16. 18. 19. fasting or abstinence to be observed, according to Rogation Days occur on Monday, Tuesday and the Book of Common Prayer, are the forty days of Wednesday immediately preceding Ascension Day. Lent. the Ember Days, and all the Fridays of the land in 1942 fall on May 11. 12. 13. Jewish Holidays, Festivals and Fasts Th. Oct. 23 Oct. 14 Tu. 14 Mar. Festivals and Fasts Hebrew Datel 1938-39 1939-1940 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 New Year... Tishri 1 Sept. 26 M. Sept. 14 Th. Oct. 3 Th Sept. 22 M. Bept. 12 S. Fast of Guedalla... Tishri 3 Sept. 28 W. Sept. 16 S. Oct. 5 $. Sept. 24 W. Sept. 14 M. Day of A tonernentt. Tishri 10 Oct. 5 23 s. Oct. 12 8. Oct. Sept. 21 M. Tabernacles, 1st Day...Tishri 15 Oct. 10 M.Sept. 28 Th. Oct. 17 Th Oct. 6M Sept. 26 S. Tabernacles, 8th Day.. Tishri 22 Oct. 17 M. Oct. 5 24 Th Oct. 13 M. Rejoicing of the Law... Tishri F. Oct. 25 F. Oct. Oct. 4 Su. Channukah..... Kislev 25 Dec. 18 Su. Dec. 7 Dec. 25 W. Dec. 15 M. Dec. 4F Fast of Tebet...... Tebet 10 Jan. 1 Su. Dec. 22 F.Jan. 9 Th Dec. Purim ......... Dec. 18 F. Adar 13 Th Mar. Purim (Leap Year). Adar Sheni 14. ....Mar. 24 Su. Mar 21 su: Passover, 1st Day... Nisan 15 Apr. 4 Tu. April 23 Tu. Apr. **12. s: Apr. April 20 TU. Passover, 7th Day... Nisan 21 Apr. 10 M. April 29 M. Apr. Apr. 8 W. April 26 M. Passover. Last Day. Nisan 22 Apr. 11 Tu. April 30 Tu. Apr. 9 S. Apr. 9 Th. April 27 Tu. Shebuoth Feast orwe Sivan 6 May 24 W. June 12 W. June 1 Su May 22 F. June 9W. Fast of Tammuz'.. Tammuz 17 July 4 Tu. July 23 Tu.July 12 Th July 2 Th.I July 20 Tu Fast of Abh* ....... ...Abh 9 July 25 Tu. Aug. 13 Tul Aug. 2 S. July 23 Th. Aug. 10 Tu Te Saturday. substitute Sunday immediately fol-l. The months of the Jewish year are: 1 Tishri: I 2 Chesvan (Also Marcheshvan): 3 Kislev: 4 Tebet lowing. Yom Kippur. All Jewish holidays, etc., (Also Tebeth); 5 Sebat (Also Shebhat); 6 Adar: 6a, begin at sunset on the day previous to that given added month some years, Adar Sheni; 7 Nisan; in the table. 8 Iyar; 9 Sivan; 10 Tammuz; 11 Abh; 12 Elul. F. The Sun The sun. which has a diameter of 864,100 miles. The radiating surface of the sun is called the and is distant, on the average, 92,900,000 miles photosphere, and just above it is the chromosphere which is a kind of atmosphere in a constant state from the earth, is supposed to be about 1!2 times of agitation, as if stirred by spouting gases. The as dense as water. The light of the sun reaches the chromosphere is visible only during & total eclipse, earth in 498.7 seconds, or somewhere more than 8 and looks like a reddish layer with flaming promminutes. The average surface solar temperature has inences here and there. been estimated at 6,000 degrees, centigrade, equal Above the chromosphere is the corona also visible to 10.832 degrees, Fahrenheit. But against this es only at the time of 8 total eclipse. Its pearly light timate is the fact that hydrogen and helium which surges as far, in places, as 1,000,000 miles or more. astronomers guess abound on the sun, require a The corona, in the opinion of astronomers, probhigher temperature before they emit brilliant lights. ably always is visible at points outside the atmosHarvard astronomers announced in May, 1937. phere of the earth. that they had found a temperature drop of 1.500 The composition of the corona is unknown. In degrees (centigrade) between the surface of the the spectrum it is manifested by & green line, possun and its overlying atmosphere sibly due to an unidentified element. There may Twilight on the spectroscope forms & continuous be an intimate connection between sun spots and bright spectrum composed of all the colors of the the corona. rainbow, crossed by dark lines. This leads to the Sun spots are dark, cloud-like regions from 500 belief that most of the earthly elements-iron. | to 50.000 miles in diameter which last from & day copper, sodium, etc. are also in the sun, and are to a week, and increase in number in 11-year cycles. vaporized into light by intense heat, mingling with The sun sends out 400,000 times as much light the so-called permanent gases such as hydrogen. as the moon, and 90 million times as much as the oxygen and helium. star Aldebaran. |