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Neither Prospero or Roger Bacon could not eclipse this lunar body [The Face in the Frost, vii]. It is noted though they could do some very striking lighting effects and make it look as though it might rain if you waited long enough.
Lewis impresses Tarby by having Uncle Jonathan eclipse the moon [The House with a Clock in its Walls, 50, 54-9]. It is later revealed Jonathan had performed such a task to join the Capharnaum County Magician’s Society back in 1932 [The Doom of the Haunted Opera, 77].
It is also interesting how the prologue of The Face in the Frost makes mention of two elements that will play important roles in Bellairs's next book, The House with a Clock in Its Walls: the magical feat of eclipsing the moon and a hand of glory.
Myers notes that the task of eclipsing the moon reminds him of a remark Bellairs once made to him when both were students at Notre Dame. "He said he wished he had a portable switch he could carry around in his pocket to turn off the sun. His only reason for wanting this was to use as a putdown in classrooms or at parties ('Oh yeah, wiseguy, how about this!!' CLICK--Darkness!!!--CLICK--light is restored!)."
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