Hi all, new here. I'll also be heading to this one. I'll be at Tennant Creek - I think it's the most easily accessable place. Who else will be at Tennant Creek?
P.s - I'll probably be heading up to Churchill's head also. Perfect ring would be good for my first annular eclipse
Hi Michael,
My wife and I are going up to Tennant Creek. Have not yet decided where we will observe the eclipse.
Anybody else going up to Tennant Creek from Alice Springs?
Looks like I'll just keep driving north until I see a bunch of people On the side of the road what time is first contact and annularity?
If the crowd assemble at Churchill's Head you might not see them from the Stuart Hwy. It looks like there's a paved road turnoff about 9km south at 19° 0'57"S 134° 8'14"E and a dirt turnoff at 18°56'44"S 134° 7'24"E but that goes past what looks like a phone tower so might not be open to the public.
Times in UTC at Churchill's Head
Start of partial eclipse (C1) : 2013/05/09 21:25:10.1
Start of annular eclipse (C2) : 2013/05/09 22:35:05.3
Maximum eclipse : 2013/05/09 22:37:18.9
End of annular eclipse (C3) : 2013/05/09 22:39:32.5
End of partial eclipse (C4) : 2013/05/10 00:02:51.5
If the crowd assemble at Churchill's Head you might not see them from the Stuart Hwy. It looks like there's a paved road turnoff about 9km south at 19° 0'57"S 134° 8'14"E and a dirt turnoff at 18°56'44"S 134° 7'24"E but that goes past what looks like a phone tower so might not be open to the public.
Times in UTC at Churchill's Head
Start of partial eclipse (C1) : 2013/05/09 21:25:10.1
Start of annular eclipse (C2) : 2013/05/09 22:35:05.3
Maximum eclipse : 2013/05/09 22:37:18.9
End of annular eclipse (C3) : 2013/05/09 22:39:32.5
End of partial eclipse (C4) : 2013/05/10 00:02:51.5
Excellent, thanks!
6:55am first contact and 8:05am start annularity? (Tennant creek time)?
Looks like the comunication tower might be a good meeting point. It looks like it is fenced off so access should be ok. We will be camping in that area for 1 or 2 nights before. Churchill's head is just a mock tourist spot ie a rock that someone put a pipe into so that it looks like a silhouette of Winston Churchill's head.
Looks like the comunication tower might be a good meeting point. It looks like it is fenced off so access should be ok. We will be camping in that area for 1 or 2 nights before. Churchill's head is just a mock tourist spot ie a rock that someone put a pipe into so that it looks like a silhouette of Winston Churchill's head.
Cheers Rick
I believe that servicemen stationed in the area during the war stuck in the pipe with a tin at the end to mimic Winston's pipe. Could be I am just spreading an urban legend.
We're heading from Brisbane on Saturday the 5th. We are attempting to get to Tennant Creek on the 8th. We intend then to drive on the 9th to Churchill's Head and set up overnight. As we are travelling in a 2WD with a trailer I am reluctant to travel on the old Stuart Highway from Attack Creek, as after the wet there might be some washouts or road damage. The Head is only about 4km from the other end of the road and there doesn't seem to be too many creeks and gullies that I can see from Google Earth.
Can't wait... picking up the bars for the tarp cover for the trailer this week.
I don't think the old highway would be in too bad a condition, the countryside in central australia is fairly flat so water moves slowly (not a lot of washouts). It looks like that section of the old highway followed the creek and would have been under water for days on end in many sections. We will probably try and cut through to the old road via the comunication tower access track.
We are travelling by 2 wheel drive as well, but no trailer so I have to pack well. It is a good idea to carry spare fuel as it can be a long way between petrol stations.... some newer cars don't have big tanks.
Bugger, I won't see this so far south in Victoria. I'm seriously considering a move to either far north queensland or southern Tasmania. All the good solar stuff happens up north but the southern lights can sometimes be seen from Tassie. Victoria seems to miss out on all the really spectacular stuff.
Rebecca, you should drive down to Wilsons Prom for the next Aurora (if clear). Not far from you (Moe) and a great spot for dark sky south viewing. I saw one from there in January
Bugger, I won't see this so far south in Victoria. I'm seriously considering a move to either far north queensland or southern Tasmania. All the good solar stuff happens up north but the southern lights can sometimes be seen from Tassie. Victoria seems to miss out on all the really spectacular stuff.
Rebecca, you should drive down to Wilsons Prom for the next Aurora (if clear). Not far from you (Moe) and a great spot for dark sky south viewing. I saw one from there in January
I read this and googled it and came up with this. http://earthsky.org/earth/rare-photo...ioluminescence I had no idea! The bioluminesence thing is awesome as well. I might charge the battery cameras up and head down there this weekend. Even if I don't see anything it's still a beautiful place, and I need to get away for a few days.
Hi. I am in the USA doing a research on this coming up May 10th annular eclipse. Some freinds were going to get some pictures of it for me, but will not make it in time. Is there any one of you who will be taking pictures of the eclipse and posting it in this website? If possible. I would like to see pictures of the eclipse with people or any other objects in it.
Hi. I am in the USA doing a research on this coming up May 10th annular eclipse. Some freinds were going to get some pictures of it for me, but will not make it in time. Is there any one of you who will be taking pictures of the eclipse and posting it in this website? If possible. I would like to see pictures of the eclipse with people or any other objects in it.
Michael
Hopefully I'll get some - because it's an annular eclipse we can't get a picture with anything else in it other than light cloud cover, because solar filters are absolutely necessary. They block out a great proportion of light. So yeh we can take some nice pictures, and if we're fortunate enough there might be a little light cloud to add to the atmosphere, but we won't be able to take a photo of the eclipse with other people or objects in it (unless we photoshop it?) :p
