Clark: January 15, 1805
At Fort Mandan, a total lunar eclipse occurred between midnight and 3 a.m., and Clark recorded several timing observations: the start at 12:57:54, total darkness at 1:44:00, end of totality at 2:39:10, and the eclipse's end. The weather was milder than the previous day, with winds shifting from southeast to northwest while remaining temperate. Four notable Minetarre (Hidatsa) men visited the fort along with several Mandans. The party smoked a pipe with them and worked to improve the visitors' previously unfavorable impression of the expedition.
Fort Mandan 15th January Tuesday 1805 between 12 & 3 oClock this
morning we had a total eclips of the moon, a part of the observations
necessary for our purpose in this eclips we got which is at 12h 57m 54s
Total Darkness of the moon @ 1 44 00 End of total Darkness of This moon @
2 39 10 End of the eclips-
This morning not So Cold as yesterday wind from the S. E. wind choped
around to the N W. Still temperate four Considerate men of the Minetarre
Came to See us we Smoked in the pipe, maney mands. present also, we Showed
to those men who had been impressed with an unfavourable oppinion of us.
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Fort Mandan, 15th January, Tuesday 1805. Between 12 and 3 o'clock this morning we had a total eclipse of the moon. We obtained part of the observations necessary for our purpose in this eclipse, which are: at 12h 57m 54s, total darkness of the moon at 1:44:00, end of total darkness of this moon at 2:39:10, end of the eclipse.
This morning was not so cold as yesterday. The wind was from the S.E., then chopped around to the N.W., still temperate. Four considerable men of the Minetarre came to see us. We smoked the pipe; many Mandans were present also. We showed ourselves to those men who had been impressed with an unfavorable opinion of us.
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