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Originally Posted by renormalised
Head up to Oak Beach settlement, near Port Douglas, on Nov 14 2012 and you'll be able to try it out!!!
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That eclipse ain't so good ... only 3 planets visible then.
Here's the situation for the next 5 total solar eclipses visible from Australia as gleaned from Stellarium:
2012 November 14: only 3 planets above the horizon (Mercury, Venus, Saturn).
2028 July 22 (North WA): 6 planets visible (Neptune below horizon). Mercury only about 4 deg. from eclipsed Sun.
2030 November 25 (Streaky Bay SA): 3 planets visible (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter).
2037 July 13 (Sth. Qld): 5 planets visible (Mars, Neptune below horizon). Uranus only 1 deg. from Sun.
2038 December 26 (Eden, NSW): 4 planets visible (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn).