text_original: Thus at twelve o'clock noon by _Astronef_ time they might have seen a gigantic rim of silver blue overarching the whole vault of heaven in front of them. By five o'clock it would be a hemisphere, and by five minutes to ten the vast sphere would be once more shining full orbed upon them.
text_transcription: THUS AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON BY ASTRONUFF TIME THEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN A GIGANTIC RIM OF SILVER BLUE OVERARCHING THE WHOLE VAULT OF HEAVEN IN FRONT OF THEM BY FIVE O'CLOCK IT WOULD BE A HEMISPHERE AND BY FIVE MINUTES TO TEN THE VAST SPHERE WOULD BE ONCE MORE SHINING FULL ORBED UPON THEM
phonemes: ðˈʌs æt twˈɛlv əklˈɑːk nˈuːn baɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf tˈaɪm ðeɪ mˌaɪthɐv sˈiːn ɐ dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk ɹˈɪm ʌv sˈɪlvɚ blˈuː ˌoʊvɚɹˈɑːɹtʃɪŋ ðə hˈoʊl vˈɔlt ʌv hˈɛvən ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ðˌɛm. baɪ fˈaɪv əklˈɑːk ɪt wʊd biː ɐ hˈɛmɪsfˌɪɹ, ænd baɪ fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts tə tˈɛn ðə vˈæst sfˈɪɹ wʊd biː wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ ʃˈaɪnɪŋ fˈʊl ˈɔːɹbd əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm.