Total Eclipse of the Moon To-
Morrow Morning.— The moon reaches
its “lull” at 50 minutes past 1 o'clock
to-morrow (Sunday) morning ; more
over, (his luminary is at node, fin
perigee, or nearest point to the earth,
and will pass centrally through the
shadow. Tbe eclipse begins—that is,
the dark shadow eaters upon tbe
moon—at 26 minutes after midnight-
The total phase commences at 1 hour
29 minutes, and ends at 2 hours 51
minutes, and the eclipse terminates
52 minutes past 3 o'clock. The con
ditions are favorable for a grand ex
hibition of the darkening power of the
earth's shadow.
No firmamenfal phenomena is easier
to understand than this. The earth
passes between the sun and moon and
obscures hia light. It can only occur
at tbe time of full moon, and there
would be a total eclipse of the moon
every month if the sun’s path and
moon's path were on the same plane
or level. But the moon's orbit is in
dined to the ecliptic about five de
grees; therefore the moon must be at
her node or crossing point at the time
of full moon in order to be totally
eclipsed. She is, however, much
eftener far enough from her node to
be above or below the earth's shadow
when theie is no eclipse, or she may
• be near enough to her node to pass
through a portion cf the earth's shad
ow when she is partially eolipeed,
i Annual Meeting of the Canal
Company —lmportant Proceedings. —
I The stockhalders of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal company met at An
napolis Monday.
The annual report of the president
i was read.
