Total Solar Eclipse in Australia and the South Pacific November 13/14, 2012
NASA Information on the Eclipse"
Eclipse predictions (maps) courtesy of Fred Espenak
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Weather & Conditions
Cloud predictions for the path
The Eclipser site contains Weather conditions
including average cloud conditions, predictions and detailed maps for a solar eclipse track.
That site is maintained by Jay Anderson.
Maps & Data
Google map of our planned Eclipse Site
We plan to observe the eclipse just north of Cairns in Queensland, Australia.
Local times for the Eclipse are:
Second Contact: 06:38
Maximum Eclipse: 06:39
Third Contact: 06:40
Fourth Contact: 07:39
Duration of Totality: 2m05.0s
Local time right now in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Sunrise will occur at 06:35 Australian EST (UTC+10 hrs). Note that Queensland does not observe dailight saving. Full sunrise details are at:
Sunrise in Cairns on November 14, 2012
The Astronomical Society of Queensland has produced this very good summary of the 2012 Eclipse over north Queensland:
Download pdf file
Photographs
This is where photographs will appear after the eclipse.Last updated: February 08, 2010