Astroblog: One Week to the Solar Eclipse

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

One Week to the Solar Eclipse

Eclipse sequence as seen from Adelaide, 6:50-8:10 am ACDST

Just one week to go until the Solar Eclipse on 14 November 2012. If you want to make a last minute dash to north Queensland to get in the path of totality, you better get a move on, flights and accommodation will be hard to get (and quite expensive).

If you are staying home, then there is still plenty of time to organise safe solar projection devices, but if you want to buy eclipse glasses or solar filter material then you will have to get a move on.

I have a reasonably comprehensive web page for eclipse viewing, as well I have a handy, printable PDF page that lists a whole bunch of eclipse times which you can carry around with you. It also has a bunch of things for kids to do.

The eclipse starts shortly after sunrise. Here's a quick table of eclipse times to whet you appetite for the upcoming event.

City	State	Time Zone	First Contact	Mid Eclipse	% Sun Covered	Last Contact
Adelaide	SA	ACDST	6.42	7.33	52%	8:22
Alice Springs	NT	ACST	5:27	6:16	73%	7:10
Brisbane	QLD	AEST	5:56	6:54	83%	7:58
Cairns	QLD	AEST	5.45	6.38	100% (total eclipse)	7.40
Canberra	ACT	AEDST	7:10	8:03	62%	9.02
Darwin	NT	ACST	5:17 (below horizon)	6:06 (just below horizon)	98%	7:00
Hobart	TAS	AEDST	6:55	7:44	45%	8:36
Melbourne	VIC	AEDST	7:15	8:05	53%	8:59
Mossman	QLD	AEST	5.44	6.38	100% (total eclipse)	7.40
Perth	WA	WADST	5:21 (below horizon)	6:00 (just below horizon)	40%	6:41
Port Douglas	QLD	AEST	5.44	6.37	100% (total eclipse)	7.39
Rockhampton	QLD	AEST	5:51	6:48	90%	7:52
Townsville	QLD	AEST	5:47	6:42	96%	7:43
Sydney	NSW	AEDST	7:06	8:01	68%	9:02

Labels: eclipse, solar, Sun

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 10:53 pm

Comments:

So exciting!!! Been waiting for this since 2002!

# posted by

Cynthia : 11:16 pm

Hello Ian, Is there any truth in the news asteroid / nibiru as big as Texas? On a collision course with Earth in November / December 2012? News appeared on the website of CNN, BBC, NBC, AJ ... then disappeared? It also discussed some national news here in Italy. Do you know something?
thanks

# posted by

Anonymous : 11:41 pm

G'Day Cynthia: I'm stating to get excited... have to finish marking first.

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