Astronomy Solar Eclipse

[kickazz]

Total (or more technically, hybrid) solar eclipse visible from Exmouth in WA today around 11:30.

Perfect weather for solar eclipse as cloud, astronomy's 'mortal enemy', predicted to stay away

The tiny, remote WA town of Exmouth is one of the few accessible locations in the world to see the eclipse in totality. And weather forecasters say eager watchers will not be disappointed.

www.abc.net.au

Darwin and Perth might get a half decent partial eclipse. Melbourne gets 10% partial later in the day.

Live stream here: Solar Eclipse Live Stream - Perth Observatory


Definitely a bucket list item for me, it's a shame they only last a few minutes as there is so many effects I would like to observe (animal and plant behaviour particularly) Anyone checking this out today, or has stories of seeing one in the past?

 

[largebus]

The link on the website is rooted, there's one on the abc news youtube page.
Apparenty 71% coverage in Perth at 11:20.

 

[kickazz]

Hope the video isn't all just a close up of the sun - would like to the 'night time' effect on the area in general

 

[StFly]

I'm on timeanddate who are broadcasting on youtube, but likewise as great as it is I hope we get to get to see "around the ground" and not just hyper focus on the sun.

 

[kickazz]

Went to check out the partial eclipse here - feggin clouds.

 

[Woody15]

 

[rank and file]

Was out on the ocean a bit south of Exmouth.
Took these pics just as it finished.

 

[Spearman]

 

[rank and file]

Stand down,state of emergency averted.
No rapture a bit disappointing.

 

[CD Xbow]

I saw the total eclipse in October 1976. I was a teenager kicking the footy with friends at Regents Park in Aspendale when it occurred. It's so odd for darkness to come so quickly and then leave just as fast. It wasn't completely dark, more like dusk. The surrounds were full of bird life then (hopefully still) and perhaps the strangest thing was how the birds all went quiet. Every single one, absolute silence. Totality only lasted a minute or so but I was naughty and did take a look at it. The image is burned in my memory and perhaps my retina. The Hun has an article written at the time about it.

 

[the_interloper]

I asked my dad once to explain what a solar eclipse is and he said “no son”