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Take a Look at These 13 Solar Eclipse Pictures Because You Won’t See Another Until 2015

Nov. 14, 2012 12:45pm Liz Klimas

It was a relief for skywatchers Tuesday in Australia when the clouds that threatened to shield a highly anticipated solar eclipse parted.

“Immediately before, I was thinking, `Are we gonna see this?’ And we just had a fantastic display – it was just beautiful,” Terry Cuttle of the Astronomical Association of Queensland, who has seen a dozen total solar eclipses over the years, said according to the Associated Press. “And right after it finished, the clouds came back again. It really adds to the drama of it.”

The event, which occurred just after dawn, was the last total eclipse until March 2015. The totality of the eclipse, which lasted for a little more than two minutes, was visible in Australia’s northern territory, while partial eclipses were seen from east Indonesia, the eastern half of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

Here are 13 photos of the event and the masses of skywatchers taking it all in:

If those photos weren’t enough, to give you an idea of the popularity of the event, more than 50,000 people headed to Queensland to watch the celestial phenomenon. Regional Director of Queensland Tourism Jeff Gillies told the Associated Press some hotels have been booked solid for the last three years in anticipation.

“It was absolutely amazing. We were coming out this morning and there was a wee bit of cloud around and we were apprehensive,” Adam O’Malley of the Passions of Paradise dive company said by phone from his boat. “We got a full view – absolutely breathtaking.”

Watch this AFP report of the eclipse with reaction from viewers:

This ITN News report shows time-lapsed footage of the total eclipse:

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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ghostlyspirit
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 9:42pm
Please visit my website http://WWW.GODANDSPIRIT.COM

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Bluto_Ruffian
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 7:43pm
In 1979 I photographed the total solar eclipse in Canada for a specific reason. I took 5 years to prepare for this expedition because the winter temperatures in the umbra zone were expected to be as low as minus 40F. Precision film cameras of the time could not tolerate such low temperatures. However, the photos that I took got published in some international publications as testimony to good preparation and some of the best photos of this event.

The specific “reason” for this effort was to verify, for myself, why features on the dark side (facing the Earth) of the moon are NOT visible during totality. There is more than enough of “earthshine” to make the moon’s features visible but, it is not. You will not find a single photo, taken of a total solar eclipse (single exposure), that shows anything on the surface of the moon during totality. There is over 100 years of flawless photography on this subject and none will show you what you should expect to see.

I now know the reason for this phenomenon and it will shatter the very foundations of “science” once it is learned. It is not a trivial thing to explain but, is simple to understand if you discard centuries erroneous teachings about the universe.

Another question: why are the tides not any higher during this epic alignment?

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5headspro.com
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 6:51pm
Only problem with the next one is we wont be here. The world will end this December. LOL. just kidding…. That was kinda cool though. I’ve never actually seen a solar eclipse.

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TROLLMONGER
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 1:59pm
The science behind this story is wasted on the anti-science Beckbots. They think its their god talking to them everytime a solar eclipse occurs.

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- MeteoricLimbo
  Posted on November 14, 2012 at 2:24pm
  So whats your point Ace..
  
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- White Devil
  Posted on November 14, 2012 at 3:52pm
  @TROLL
  
  Your name really says it all. You are either very stupid, very misinformed, or both.
  
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- QuincySmith
  Posted on November 14, 2012 at 5:25pm
  Hey, trolli, who talks to you during solar eclipses?
  
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SirhanSirhan
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 1:58pm
Allahu Akbar, the best to create!

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sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 1:41pm
This is really pretty. I always love gazing up at the full moon, it’s so relaxing.

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chips1
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 1:12pm
In 2015, we won’t see a solar eclipse, WE will BE a solar eclipse!!!

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KickinBack
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:59pm
For those of us in the states wanting to view a total solar eclipse and can’t travel…August 21, 2017..A good portion of the states will be in the path.

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