Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Raining here:(
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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that wont last long..its clearing here on the west coast
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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yay!! suns out)
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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It has begun! Rapt with how well $50 binoculars from DSE and some household items are working :-)
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Dam we are really clouded over here
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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getting a great view at the moment, its about 20-30%
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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i should have posted earlier, but you can get free filter glasses from visique optometrists
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Flotilla of small clouds moving across from the east - maybe 2 octas over the next 2 hours.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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So much cloud here and occasional brief showers, unlike what the forecast said
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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almost at maximum. there was a break in the clouds just now, looks wonderful :D
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Just got back from the beach here in Milingimbi, Arnhem Land NT. Had quite a bit of coastal low cloud interupting the view, but we plunged back into almost total darkness after quite a bit of light. Couple of shots with it at partial just above the horizon. Wasn't possible at totality - annoying Cu in the way.

Amazing!!!! Your turn next!
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Can feel it now. Full sun but just doesn't feel hot in it. Feels like a UK summer day.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Cant see the actual eclipse here as I have no special viewing equipment, But the sunshine has gone really dull in the last 10mins or so.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Sunshine/cloud mix here. Went quite dark when the clouds moved across the sun and you could see the eclipse through the filtering of the cloud, feels cooler now as well.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Eclipse, pretty difficult to photograph
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Really weird light at the moment. Went outside to take photos. Had passing cloud and was able to look at it through the clouds. Was about 90% blocked. Probably did damage to my eyes a bit but it looked amazing.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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I spent my morning off work, standing in the garden wearing my husbands welding helmet watching the eclipse - quite spectacular, beautiful cloud free sky here in Rolleston, shame we could only see approximately half of it.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Right when eclipse was near maximum, sun was obscured by cloud, but in a clear patch about 20degrees NNW of the sun spotted this pinprick of light. Was only visable for a few seconds but had camera in hand. Thought I had missed it, but whohoo I got it. Trying to find a star chart to confirm that I saw Venus in daylight.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Global Radiation trend in central Christhchurch: light green is 10 min avg showing effect of eclipse, dark green (instantaneous readings) shows effects of small clouds moving over.

Edit: Back up to 600 W/m^2 by 1111 hrs.
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Eclipse slowly going away
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Photo before cumulus-interrupted totality here from the Top End coast. 5:56 AM local time.

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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Interesting to see that the eclipse knocked about 3-4 degrees off the temperature in Waipara this morning (Not a lot of wind about, so a very radiation driven thermal environment there this morning).
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Noticed the same here 2 degree drop since the eclipse (14 to 12 degrees) started now back up to 16 degrees
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Re: Total Solar Eclipse: 14 November 2012

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Small temperature dip in central Christchurch:
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