Australian sky-gazers in awe of rare total eclipse
- Published: 14 Nov 2012 at 03.47
- Online news: World
Tens of thousands of sky-gazers flocked to Australia's tropical north Wednesday to watch the moon block out the sun in one of nature's greatest phenomena -- a total solar eclipse.
People view the solar eclipse from the beach at Palm Cove in Australia's tropical north Queensland on November 14, 2012. Tens of thousands of sky-gazers flocked to watch the moon block out the sun in one of nature's greatest phenomena -- a total solar eclipse.
All eyes and cameras turned to the heavens as the clouds parted over the state of Queensland and the moon slowly moved between the Earth and the sun, creating a missing "bite" that gradually increased in size.
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