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/
