Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 234
rse, and fallupon the moon, illuminating it rather dimly because theyhave been enfeebled by passing through our atmosphere.They have also acquired the sunset tinge, and give themoon a coppery-red hue. If clouds stop these rays,the moon vanishes entirely ; if, on the other hand, theportion of the… … 228 A Study of the Sky. The moonsshadow. A solar eclipse. while the eastern edge of the moon emerges into sun-light and the shadow is gradually left behind. Since the moons diameter is a little more than onefourth that of the earth, and their distances from thesun are nearly equal, the moons shadow…
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