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Solar Eclipse Viewed From Northern Tip of Australia
Credit: Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A total solar eclipse was visible from the Northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Light Halo Visible in Total Solar Eclipse
Credit: Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A total solar eclipse was visible from the Northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 at 3:35 EST. The light halo visible around the edges of the moon is the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
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Light Halo Visible as Clouds Surround Total Solar Eclipse
Credit: meo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A total solar eclipse was visible from the Northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 at 3:35 EST. The light halo visible around the edges of the moon is the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
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Clouds Obscure Solar Eclipse
Credit: Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Clouds obscure the total solar eclipse on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Clouds Partially Hide Solar Eclipse
Credit: Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Clouds partially hide the solar eclipse on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Observer Views Solar Eclipse From Northern Tip of Australia
Credit: Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Observer from the Northern tip of Australia views the solar eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012 at 3:35 (EST)
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Solar Eclipse Seen by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory
Credit: Courtesy of Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A total solar eclipse was visible from the northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 at 3:35 EST. The light halo visible around the edges of the moon is the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
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Solar Eclipse Over Palm Cove, Australia
Credit: Anik De Groof
The total solar eclipse of November 13-14,2012. The clouds cleared in time for observers at Palm Cove, Australia, to experience totality as the Moon totally obscured the Sun for around two minutes, revealing the Sun's bright corona.
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Solar Eclipse From a Hot Air Balloon
Credit: Hot Air Balloon Cairns
SPACE.com reader Andrew Steel of Hot Air Balloon Cairns in Australia sent in this amazing photo of the eclipse taken on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST). He writes: "We had blue skies and great views of the full corona for the total solar eclipse from our hot air balloons." [
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Eclipse Seen Over Cairns, Australia
Credit: Matt Burton
SPACE.com reader Matt Burton sent in his photo of the solar eclipse taken from his backyard in Cairns, Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Eclipse From the "Very Tip of Australia"
Credit: John Devine
SPACE.com reader John Devine sent in this photo of the eclipse taken from the "very tip of Australia," Nov. 13, 2012 (EST). He says he added color "as it looks cool."
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Full Corona Seen From a Hot Air Balloon
Credit: Hot Air Balloon Cairns
SPACE.com reader Andrew Steel of Hot Air Balloon Cairns in Australia sent in this photo of sun's full corona during the eclipse taken from a hot air balloon on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Eclipse Shot in Cairns, Australia
Credit: Blue Sky Photography/Benn Brown
SPACE.com reader Benn Brown sent in his photo of the total solar eclipse shot in Cairns, Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Proba-2 Sees Partial Solar Eclipse
Credit: ESA
ESA's Proba-2 satellite experienced 3 partial solar eclipses during the total solar eclipse of Nov. 13, 2012 (EST). This image is taken from a video made by the spacecraft.
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Slooh Space Camera Shows the "Diamond Ring"
The Slooh Space Camera displayed the first "diamond ring" effect during the solar eclipse over Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Solar Eclipse at Totality, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Credit: Panasonic ECLIPSE LIVE by Solar Power
The sun is totally eclipsed by the sun in Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Sun at Totality During Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Slooh Space Camera's website displays the total solar eclipse over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
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Guide to Solar Eclipses (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor
How Solar Eclipses Work: When the moon covers up the sun, skywatchers delight in the opportunity to see a rare spectacle.
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Eclipse Watchers
Credit: Panasonic Eclipse Live
Eclipse watchers stand on a beach in Australia, awaiting the total solar eclipse of November 2012.
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Setting Up for the Total Solar Eclipse
Observers set up for the total solar eclipse in Australia, Nov. 13, 2012.
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Eclipse Set-Up
Observers set up their gear in anticipation of a total solar eclipse over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Solar Eclipse Seen Through Clouds Over Palm Cove, Australia
Credit: Anik De Groof
The moon moves in the front of the sun, seen through clouds at Palm Cove, Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Just-Risen Sun
The just-risen sun hangs over northern Australia at the very beginning of a solar eclipse on Nov. 13, 2012. The sun will reach totality about an hour after this photo was taken.
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Total Solar Eclipse Begins, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
The Slooh Space Camera showed the total solar eclipse just beginning on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST), as viewed from Australia.
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Solar Eclipse First Contact
Credit: Panasonic Eclipse Live
"First contact, woo hoo!" call the crowds from Australia as the moon first starts to obscure the corner of the sun during a total solar eclipse Nov. 13, 2012.
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Partially-Eclipsed Sun
Credit: Panasonic Eclipse Live
A partially eclipsed sun is shown via a telescope set up in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia on Nov. 13, 2012. Clouds are blocking some of the sun's face as well.
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Bite Out of the Sun
A view of the partially eclipsed sun from the Slooh Space Camera's feed based in Port Douglas, just north of Cairns, in Northern Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Moon Encroaching
Credit: Panasonic Eclipse Live
The moon encroaches more and more onto the face of the sun, moving toward a total solar eclipse over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Approaching Total Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Credit: Panasonic ECLIPSE LIVE by Solar Power
The sun approaches total eclipse in Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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About Three Minutes from Totality
The sun about 3 minutes from total eclipse in Palm Cove, Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Total Solar Eclipse Over Australia on Nov 13, 2012 #2
Credit: Panasonic ECLIPSE LIVE by Solar Power
The moon completely blocks the sun over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Solar Eclipse Past Totality, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
The moon uncovers part of the sun as the eclipse progressed on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Observers in Australia View the Solar Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Observers in Australia view the solar eclipse after totality, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
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Solar Eclipse Further Past Totality, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Credit: Panasonic ECLIPSE LIVE by Solar Power
The moon slides further across the sun's face following the total eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
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SLOOH Image of Solar Eclipse of Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Slooh Space Camera's website displays the solar eclipse over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
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Observers on Australian Beach View End of Eclipse
The total solar eclipse ends (see inset) for observers in Palm Cove, Australia, on Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Solar Eclipse Almost at Final Contact, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST)
Credit: Panasonic ECLIPSE LIVE by Solar Power
The moon has passed almost completely over the sun's disk as seen from Australia, Nov. 13, 2012 (EST).
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Path of the Total Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012
Credit: Jay Anderson
Jay Anderson generated a series of detailed eclipse maps for the solar eclipse of Nov. 13, 2012.
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Track of the Total Eclipse Over Australia, Nov. 13, 2012
Credit: Jay Anderson
Jay Anderson generated a series of detailed eclipse maps for the solar eclipse of Nov. 13, 2012.
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Total Solar Eclipse Over Australia on Nov 13, 2012
Credit: Littmann, Espenak and Willcox/Oxford University Press
This map shows the path of the total solar eclipse over Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.
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Total Solar Eclipse from Sea
Credit: Bob Hatfield
Astrophotographer Bob Hatfield took this image of the total solar eclipse on Nov. 14, 2012 from a cruise ship north of Douglas, Australia.
