Off New Inlet, North Carolina (Lat: 33.9 Long: -77.9)
Total eclipse of the moon at 20 minutes past 3 AM.
Total eclipse of the moon at 20 minutes past 3 AM.
At 7 o'Clock P.M., dark, Weather cloudy, and starlight at times, between hour of , , the sea changed to pure white, flaming color all around, resembling snow. This appearance of the sea continued two nights in succession, appearing immediately after dark. An examination of the water showed a great number of globular bodies about the size of a pin's head, each emitting a phosphoric light.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 36-122.JPGobserved a brilliant meteor starting near the zenith and travelling S.W. disappearing near the horizon -
Meteors visible during the watch.
At 8:30 PM, a brilliant meteor crossed the sky to the Wd. Exploding a short distance from the ship with an audible report & lighted up the entire sky.
At 11 PM a brilliant Meteor fell in the direction ENE.
At 12:10 a partial eclipse of the sun took place, continuing for 1 hr. 30 min.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 36-206.JPGobserved a brilliant meteor which started in N.E. near horizon, crossed the heavens and disappeared near the horizon in E.