Total eclipses of the Sun from Australia
1 Sep 2010, 08:04 UTC
Total eclipses of the Sun are probably the most spectacular events in Nature. During the day the sky becomes dark, birds and animals become confused and suddenly the faint outer atmosphere of the Sun, the corona, snaps into view. Many avid eclipse watchers travel great distances to have the opportunity of seeing such a wonderful [...]
Total eclipse of the Sun as seen from Woomera, South Australia on 4 December 2002. Picture and copyright Nick Lomb ©, all rights reserved
Total eclipses of the Sun are probably the most spectacular events in Nature. During the day the sky becomes dark, birds and animals become confused and suddenly the faint outer atmosphere of the Sun, the corona, snaps into view. Many avid eclipse watchers travel great distances to have the opportunity of seeing such a wonderful event. Among these keen eclipse watchers is the Sydney Observatory group that travelled to Easter Island earlier in 2010.
There are occasionally opportunities to view total eclipses of the Sun closer to home, from the Australian continent. Here we mention some past and some forthcoming ones.
A total eclipse was to be seen from Sydney soon after the arrival of the first Government Astronomer for ...
