[BrettK]

Hi guys

I have just registered. Thanks Joe.

I will be arriving Cairns at 1 pm on Thursday and will drive direct - probably to Laura and observe from there.

I plan to drive back to Cairns on Friday, do a dive trip on Saturday and fly home to Hobart on Sunday.

If anybody is interested in a lift that way and can fit in, by all means let me know.

My experience with annulars and most eclipses is that somewhere towards the limits is where all the action is. In 1981 I was a few kilometres inside the southern limit and saw a baily bead a good 30 minutes after mid eclipse. They just kept coming and coming. Everything seems to happen in slow motion near the limits - diamond rings are longer and slower, there are lots of baily beads and the photosphere is visible for a long time too. In have a photo from 1981 where you can see the Corona. That was a 99% annular so I don't expect to see that this time.