2012 Total Solar Eclipse
The
2012 total solar eclipse will take place on the
east coast of Australia (between Cairns and Port
Douglas) November 14th starting just
after dawn Cairns/Port Douglas time November
2012.
"During
a total solar eclipse you should NOT view
the sun without protection. For this you
can purchase approved solar filters for your
telescope or for safe eye protection specially
made 'eclipse viewing glasses' or #14 welders
glass. " Good idea is to be at an
astronomy society's viewing so that you are not
misled - And never look through a telescope or
binoculars at the sun it's instant death to your
eyes, never look at the sun directly period!
The NAS is planning a trip for
members for this once in a lifetime event.
So far we are looking at Oak
Beach area and the surrounding hilltops.
Oak Beach -
http://www.oakboat.com.au/rates.html
Mt. Carbine dam, North Queensland, Australia
Cairns:
http://www.visitcairns.com.au/cairns_eclipse_2012.htm
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2012_GoogleMapFull.html
Location Map: (Map Centre: 16.528018°S
145.128794°E)
map site....link below
http://dl.id.au/l.php?l=38
The path of the total eclipse begins close to
Tor Rock in Arnhem Land, where the total eclipse
will already last for 1 minute 40 seconds, and
be visible over a path 126 km wide. The eclipse
then moves off southeast, crossing Arnhem Land
and entering the Gulf of Carpentaria; the
centreline hits the coast at about Cape Grey. It
hits land again close to Wallaby Island, and
moves on towards Cairns, with the centreline
hitting the coast between Cairns and Port
Douglas at 20:39 UT. At this point the eclipse
duration is about 2 minutes and 4 seconds on the
centreline, and the path of totality is 143 km
wide. The eclipse - which will last two minutes
- will occur just after sunrise at 6.39am after
which it will move out across unpopulated areas
of the South Pacific.
The projected sunrise for Cairns on 13
November 2012 is a little before 5 am
A great site with lots of information about
the planning of the 2012 event in Queensland
called "Oz Eclipse - Waiting for the Shadow."
http://rses.anu.edu.au/~jcali/eclipses/PLANNING/TSE2012p/TSE2012p.html
Below are links showing the path...
Path of totality
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2012_GoogleMapFull.html
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012Nov13Tgoogle.html
http://www.shindles.co.uk/eclipse2012t/index.htm
site showing weather for the area ...
http://eclipser.ca/
