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Old 03-07-2018, 08:34 PM
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Mini partial solar eclipse

Hi All,

Saw on time and date there is a small partial eclipse that can be seen from parts of Southern Australia on Friday 13th July. I was looking for Melb:

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/...e?iso=20180713

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Old 04-07-2018, 02:34 AM
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Indeed very tiny. Only Victoria ans Tasmania will be in the 'shadow' of the Moon. But a small scope (with filter !) will reveal a tiny gap in the solar limb. It will just miss New Zealand (Invercargill).
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Here’s a picture I took of a similar small partial in 2009. This one had an obscuration of 0.063% and eclipse magnitude of 0.031.

http://joe-cali.com/eclipses/PAST/PS...e20090126.html

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Old 07-07-2018, 11:15 PM
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Hey Joe,

Thanks for sharing. I will be definitely outside watching this partial eclipse. Amazing to even see this.

Thanks for sharing.

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Indeed very tiny. Only Victoria ans Tasmania will be in the 'shadow' of the Moon. But a small scope (with filter !) will reveal a tiny gap in the solar limb. It will just miss New Zealand (Invercargill).
Ian Griffin ( Director, Otago Museum ) is flying down to Stewart Island which will get an 8 minute 18% (IIRC) coverage. Fingers crossed for some cloud breaks...
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Old 11-07-2018, 02:46 PM
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That is dedication.

I hope it stays clear for all of us
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Old 11-07-2018, 07:46 PM
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So I was thinking about this today. As I was lucky to experience the eclipse last year in the US that was dubbed the "Great American Eclipse of 2017", maybe this one should be called the "P*ssweak Aussie Eclipse of 2018"?

Just a thought.

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Old 13-07-2018, 01:04 PM
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Saw the mini partial solar eclipse. Even though it was small it was still cool to see.

Happy i got to get out and see it
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Ian Griffin ( Director, Otago Museum ) is flying down to Stewart Island which will get an 8 minute 18% (IIRC) coverage. Fingers crossed for some cloud breaks...
Ian got pictures .... and saw a kiwi later that evening.
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Old 14-07-2018, 06:18 PM
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Yeah, he's not the only one who went, just the one who likes to shout about it the most...
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