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Started by Marial-K , Nov 13 2012 02:45 PM

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#16    Waspie_Dwarf

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 01:44 AM

View Postpsyche101, on 14 November 2012 - 12:37 AM, said:



You did well, I am on the Gold Coast and we got about 80%, but it looked a little less to me. Maybe 75%.

These things are very, VERY, precisely know. If the astronomers say it was 80% from the Gold Coast (and indeed they did) then 80% is what it was.
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 02:29 AM

I live on the Tablelands in Nth Qld, had 98%  eclipse, had to drive 20km for total. Was so silent, only had
a welding mask as all solar glasses were sold out.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 04:13 AM

View PostWaspie_Dwarf, on 14 November 2012 - 01:44 AM, said:

These things are very, VERY, precisely know. If the astronomers say it was 80% from the Gold Coast (and indeed they did) then 80% is what it was.

I am sure their figures are correct, and much more accurate than my naked eye observations, the peak seemed to be rather short, it might just be that I expected more coverage from the internet animations I have been looking at over the last few months. I would love to have had the time and money to pop up to Cairns for the day.

As such, I thought Professor T in New Zealand managed quite a spectacular view going by his description. I thought the angle did not look kind to New Zealand, but it sounds like they had just as good a view as most of the East Coast of Australia.

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:17 AM

Here's what we saw..
I'm in Taranaki NZ, so I figure I saw roughly 80%.
Auckland & further north got has much as 90%.
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Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:35 AM

i never seen one :(

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 11:09 AM

Just to re-iterate the recommendation - if you ever get the chance to go to see a total eclipse (don't bother with an 'annular' one, by the way), then DO IT.

DO IT.

DO IT!!!!!

I've only seen one but was heavily involved in another, and *almost* got to go to Cairns but it just didn't quite work out.  I'll definitely be at the next one in Oz - I need to see at least one more before I depart this earth.. :)

Witnessing this spectacle is just indescribable.  No video or picture can prepare you for what is an intensely emotional and wondrous sight - the gradual darkening, then the deep shadow racing across the ground towards you, the 'diamond ring' and 'bailey's beads' and then the extraordinarily awe-inspiring deep steely blue sky (the very brightest stars become visible) and that jet black disc up there, surrounded by the beautiful corona.

Goosebumps just thinking about it..


And I'm afraid a partial eclipse (as I saw this time, from Brisbane) is interesting, but just doesn't compare in any way to the real thing.  So...

..start planning your trip to see one NOW.  Here, let me help via my mate Fred Espenak (Mr Eclipse)
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