Today there was a full eclipse of the sun. Its funny how these things are described.
I prefer channel 7 for any early morning TV watching. They had sent Mel and Grant Denyer up to Cairns and Port Douglas to report on the eclipse. This was advertised as a 'once in a lifetime' event, 'not to be missed' etc. Of course during the morning we learn that these eclipses happen twice a year, but not often where lots of people can see them clearly. Often the eclipses happen out to sea.
There were some terrific photos of the eclipse on television.
This link from the following website has a great video to watch.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/watch-the-far-north-queensland-solar
Even here in Brisbane we had a partial eclipse and around 7 am it got quite a bit darker. The sky lost its clear blue look and inside the house was considerably darker.
I have seen several total eclipses over the years, but I noted the feelings of the tv presenters, how they felt, the awe, the changes in temperature, the birds all going quiet, and up north, stars being seen in the sky.
It certainly was terrific to watch on tv, it would have been wonderful to be there and see it over the ocean in the early morning.
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