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Originally Posted by JethroB76
Thanks for your thoughts Phil. I will be based in Cairns, but following this thread I have been thinking of heading inland. I don't know the area, but wouldn't the "mulligan hwy straight" you mention be as susceptible as Mt Carbine - if there is cloud at Mt Carbine wont it be in your way only a little while further east of it?
I and the family are only observing, no photography, so I had thought a beach near Port Douglas would be the go but inland is looking better by the day...  |
You can easily get 30-50km further west from Mt Carbine on the Mulligan Hwy. Terry Cuttle has some scouting results in the main eclipse thread. On some days, that's plenty far enough to get clear of the cloud over the ranges. On other days you need to be further than it is possible to get. Keep watching and keep an open mind.. the weather pattern later this week could be a bit different I think.
Phil