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On December 4, 2002 a group from Sirius Travel traveled into Australia's Outback between Woomera and Roxby Downs to view a total eclipse of the sun. 29 seconds of totality, perfectly clear skies, an eclipse close to the horizon (no neck ache!) and a great group of people to observe with made for a fantastic experience. Here are the photos from our latest eclipse trip to Australia as they come in. Enjoy! -Vicky
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Notes:
Because of the geometry of this eclipse - the near perfect match between the angular size of the sun and moon and it's location low on the horizon as the shadow was sweeping off the side of the planet - made for some interesting effects that I, for one, have never seen before. These include:
- VERY strange shadow effects
- a vivid Chromosphere that drew attention away from the Corona
- a colorful sky crowding in on the eclipsed sun
The Eclipse:
The Eclipse Watchers:
The Outback:
Barossa Valley:
Queensland:
Sydney:
- Sydney from the air: view 1, view 2.
- Fireworks and the Opera House from the roof of our hotel in The Rocks area.
- The Sydney bridge at night.
- Circular Quay at night from the roof of our hotel.
- Taking in the sights of the big city: Anne and Howard, Ellyn, Ellen and Bob, Fifi and Ed, Vicky and Ellyn, Irene and Ray, Vicky and Kamran, Kamran and Vicky, Audrey and Suzanne, and most of the motley crew..
- A fine December day on Bondi Beach (next land mass - South America!)
- Anne and Howard on Bondi Beach and hanging with the locals.
- Views along the ocean coast, one of the headlands entering the harbour and a view through a crevice.
- And the winners are... Teddy (silver), Anne and Howard (gold), and Suzanne (bronze) at the 2000 Olympic site.
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