Lunar rainbows can sometimes be seen, but many mistake a bit of a large halo for one. The conditions that must be satisfied for a true lunar rainbow to be seen are, for the moon to be near the full and low in the heavens, while the sun is as low as possible below the horizon. Thus two hours after moonrise after full moon, or two hours before moonset: before full moon, will about meet the lunar conditions.
The weather conditions necessary are clear atmosphere with broken clouds, from which rain is falling opposite to the moon, The observer, with his back to the moon, should then watch for the rainbow, which is similar but much fainter than an ordinary rainbow.
The Shadow of the Earth.
Dr. Arthur F. Cole, of the Church Missionary Society, Ningpo, at present a Lieutenant in the RA.M.C. who left Shanghai for the front early last summer, in a letter from France says At Port Said we saw some of the Australasians on shore and admired their spirit: in addition, the ship was full of men and women hastening home to lend a hand in the time of their country's need. In the course of conversation with this or that man, the fact often casually emerged that extraordinary sacrifices were being made join in this crusade og: ism run amok. I noticed a youngster from northern Japan, who though nearly six feet high, was only 17 years old; he had left his own home on the bare chance of accepted in some recruiting office in any capacity. I observed a middle-aged man whose chief company was his pipe: he practically never opened his mouth in conversation. After pumping hard, I found out that his life was spent in utter isolation in the remotest I should like to inquire whether any of your readers have ever seen the shadow of the earth on the rin sky shortly after sunset? Given the right conditions I have seen it many times, but not in China, The needed conditions are a very clear western sky but a slight haze or shimmery clouds in the eastern. Then as the sun drops lower and lower the defined edge of the shadow on the eastern sky gradually rises in the form of an are, the height of the are corre: ponding with the depth of the sun below the horizon. The are of part of Australia; he had almost forgotten how to talk, but one di he read of his country's need and jhe left everything and took passage for England. I saw a grey-headed doctor of medicine who had left his practice at the Antipodes and hoped the War Office might find some use for a veteran. The ship seemed to be full of those who, after having wandered all round the inhabited and uninhabited world, still believed in England as "Home, Sweet Home.
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