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12-11-2012, 12:05 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mareeba
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Originally Posted by Captain Charlie
I wonder if Telstra will be setting up extra mobile cells in Cairns like they did for the Melbourne Cup last week?
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HAHAHA, yeah right !!!! I rang Main Roads (QLD) yesterday and asked if the roadworks on the Kuranda Range be frozen until Wednesday, due to a special event, and he replied "why should they stop work" !!
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12-11-2012, 06:18 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Perth, WA
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Sitting at Cairns airport waiting to go pick my hire car up. Didn't know if i'd actually make it here... now shoo, go away cloud... will be pitching up in Glengarry Holiday Park later today. B-)
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12-11-2012, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Glenhaven
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Originally Posted by bloodhound31
Because one, I don't know how and two, there are people here who know off-the-cuff and can just tell me. Simpler. Thanks anyway David.
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Baz, I reckon CdC does it better. Looking at the display:
Canberra 1st contact about 07:10, max at about 08:04, 4th contact about 09:02
or if you want a real sledgehammer, using GA's lat/lon for Canberra:
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...3&Alt=0&Calc=1
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12-11-2012, 08:34 AM
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Per pecuniam ad astra!
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Canberra, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cyclone
HAHAHA, yeah right !!!! I rang Main Roads (QLD) yesterday and asked if the roadworks on the Kuranda Range be frozen until Wednesday, due to a special event, and he replied "why should they stop work" !!
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Because it will be dark, perhaps? 
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12-11-2012, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DarthWombat
Because it will be dark, perhaps? |
I asked for roadworks to be frozen Monday to Wednesday. Its a windy road, with a speed limit of 60 km/h
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12-11-2012, 12:53 PM
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I Need Clear Sky!
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Malaysia
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Finally arrived in Cairns this morning, after a night overstay in Brisbane airport. 
Had a funny encounter with the airport staff in Brisbane, when they were trying to figure out what is that weird looking object in their x-rays, and turns out to be my AstroTrac pier! 
Upon landing in Cairns, I was greeted with clouds!
yikess!! 
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12-11-2012, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Perth, WA
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Port Douglas doesn't know whether to burn you or drown you at the moment. Please let Wednesday be clear!
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13-11-2012, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: sale
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Hi guys, well my wife and I are in Cairns, just checking in to see if anyone else is taking the tour bus provided by Port Douglas Event Management up to wangetti beach tomorrow morning?
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13-11-2012, 03:35 PM
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Here in Palm Cove the wind is blowing a gale off the water and the sky is full of clouds.  Hope we haven't come all this way in vain! At least BOM is saying the winds should ease at midnight. Hope that means clouds too! Oh well, can't change plans now - just have to take it as it comes. Hope at worst, a gap in the clouds at the right time, and hoping for much more!
Noel
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13-11-2012, 04:19 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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I'm at Palm Cove too, certainly not a pleasant day. Hope the clouds clear an that wind is terrible!
I'm on the north side of the jetty right now, at the bottom of the rocky hill. Looks like a good spot for the morning if its above the high tide mark.
Fighting the crowds will be the hardest part I'd say.
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13-11-2012, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Windy in trinity beach too, those extra light tripods that were so great to travel with don't seem such a good idea now, thank god on the coast plenty of sand for ballast!
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13-11-2012, 05:10 PM
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Mike from Bintel suggested everyone make small sacrifices of alcohol and crustaceans to the weather gods.
I've asked a few others to call on their preferred deities to deliver some better weather, not just for you but for the rest of the east coast.
Sun's still out here but has now vanished behind my trees.
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13-11-2012, 08:57 PM
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Location: Maroochydore
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Good luck to all of the crew in Cairns and surrounds. Happy viewing.
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13-11-2012, 09:19 PM
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'ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha'
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Brisbane
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As Mick has just stated, good luck to all. I hope we all get clear skies, especially those who made the journey to FNQ.
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13-11-2012, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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Goodnight everyone, wake up early and good luck!
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14-11-2012, 12:11 AM
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Bright the hawk's flight
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mt Duneed Vic
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Good luck to all the eclipse chasers and especially those of you who are IIS members, extra especially Jen and Paddy my Snake Valley friends.
I am a little glad I chose to go to Hawaii for the transit instead of the eclipse in Cairns, but I am mindful of the forcast they gave us the day before for fog and sleet on the summit of Mauna Kea, and then we couldn't have had a better day weather wise, so fingers crossed for you all in the morning.
Malcolm
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14-11-2012, 12:45 AM
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Moving to Pandora
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Swan Hill
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I'm so excited I can't sleep it's so quiet here in palm cove at the moment  awww thank Malcolm xo
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14-11-2012, 07:46 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canberra
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Wow
Just watched the live feed from Cairns - gorgeous!
Now I'm off to watch the real thing in Canberra, clouds permitting!
Edit:
Just saw the partial.... Awesome, simply awesome!
The eclipse glasses make a great filter for the camera.
Last edited by kazozza; 14-11-2012 at 08:19 AM.
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14-11-2012, 07:53 AM
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Hard to soar like eagles.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Adelaide
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Amazing!!! Just saw all of totality from Machans beach north of Cairns airport. Clouds parted just at right time! Had rain up til 5 mins before it! So happy after coming all this way. Got some good images too!
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14-11-2012, 08:01 AM
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enthusiastic newbie
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 143
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Its sad to not have totality viewable from Brisbane. Beautiful weather & clear skies in Brisbane.
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