1890 - 1899

Date & Time
Feature or Location;
Duration
Description
Observer
Reference
1890 Oct 3, ~22h00m Posidonius Unusual shadow Meller Sirius 1890
1891 May 23, ~18h20m Aristarchus region Lunar eclipse, half hour before end of totality, Aristarchus and region immediately N of it became conspicuous and increased in brightness from that time on W.E. Jackson Jackson 1890-91; Fisher 1924
1891 Sep 16 Schroter's Valley "Dense clouds of white vapour were apparently arising from its bottom and pouring over its SE [IAU:SW] wall in the direction of Herodotus." W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1891 Sep 17, 18, 23, 25 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1891 Oct 14 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1891 Nov 7 Aristarchus Very distinct luminous point d'Adjuda l'Astron. Vol.11
1892 Mar 31 Thales Pale luminous haze Barnard Barnard 1892
1892 May 10 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1892 May 11, ~22h53m N/A During partial lunar eclipse, extension of earth's shadow beyond the cusps N/A Sirius 1892
1893 Jan 30 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1893 Apr 1 N/A Shaft of light de Moraes l'Astron. Vol.13
1894 Feb 23 Henke (now Daniell) and N wall of Posidonius Strong brownish-red coppery hue in Henke and also on N wall of Posidonius Krieger Sirius 1895
1895 Mar 11, 03h42m N/A During lunar eclipse, very striking color in SE quadrant Foulkes B.A.A. Mem. 1895
1895 May 2,
(1)~20h45m;
(2)~23h30m
Plato;
(1)~12-14 min
(1) Streak of light.
(2) Bright parallel bands in center
(1)Brenner;
(2)Fauth
(1)Sirius 1895, 1897;
(2)Sirius 1896, 1897
1895 Sep 25 N/A Shaft of light Gaboreau l'Astron. Vol.13
1896 Macrobius Penumbral fringe to shadow Goodacre Firsoff 1962 ed., p.90
1897 Jun 14 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1897 Sep 21, 23h00m Aristarchus Glimmering streaks Molesworth Goodacre 1931
1897 Oct 8, 10, 13, 15 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1897 Dec 9 Wm. Humboldt Light chocolate border to shadow on E wall Goodacre B.A.A. Mem. 1898
1898 Jan 8, 00h30m Tycho region About mid-eclipse, shadow so dense that details of surface disappeared entirely, except that bright ray extending SSW from Tycho was clearly visible throughout its whole extent and continued so throughout eclipse. (Lunar eclipse) Chevremont Chevremont 1898; Fisher 1924
1898 Apr 6-8 Schroter's Valley Apparent volcanic activity W.H. Pickering Pickering 1903
1898 Jul 3, 21h47m Proclus Half hour after mid-eclipse, the crater shone with reddish light in shadow. (Lunar Eclipse) Moye Moye 1898; Fisher 1924
1898 Dec 27, ~23h38m Aristarchus During eclipse, Aristarchus brilliant (Lunar eclipse) Stuyvaert Niesten and Stuyvaert 1898-99; Fisher 1924

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