THE LAST SOLAR ECLIPSE SEEN IN NYC (1925)
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“Not since the coming of the white man to America,” the Brooklyn Daily Eagle specified in January of 1925, “has a total eclipse been visible from … New York City.”
The Eagle then went on to describe what to expect from the phenomenon.
“A great black disc slowly blotting out the sun. The rush of a gigantic shadow across the earth abruptly turning day into night. The sudden flashing of a streaming pearly halo around the darkened sun. Outbursts of blood red light from the circumfrerence of the sun. Stars shining in the daytime. A sudden chill in the air.”
The Eagle‘s words may have sounded overly dramatic, but they were true. And New Yorkers were about to find out just how true.
“The most majestic and awe inspiring spectable that man can witness is the total eclipse of the sun. Millions of people will have the opportunity of observing the eclipse to occur on Saturday, Jan. 25.
“No total eclipse of the sun has been visible in the northeastern part of the United States since 1806 nor will such an opportunity come again until 2024.
Now THAT’s a scientific pedigree!
Enjoy the Solar Eclipse!
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