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RE: Total lunar eclipse : January 28, 1888

Blobrana · L

The Total Eclipse of the Moon of 1888 January 28, as observed at Birr Castle Observatory, Parsonstown

The total eclipse of the moon on Saturday last was, like its predecessor in 1884, favoured by a very clear sky during the whole time of its progress, so that very extensive observations of the changes of the moon's beat in consequence of the passing over of the earth shadow could be made. The apparatus used was essentially the same as that used before; yet the two old thermopiles had been replaced by two new ones especially made for this occasion by the Earl of Rosse.
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Blobrana · L

Title: Total eclipse of the moon : January 28, 1888
Authors: Pickering, E. C.

Some additional interest has lately been given to the observation of total eclipses of the moon by the suggestion of certain observations for which such occasions are particularly advantageous. The occurrence of a total lunar eclipse Jan. 28, 1888, afforded an opportunity for attempting observations of the kind above mentioned at the observatory of Harvard University.

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