weather prospects for this afternoons partial eclipse

[Steffen]

I just looked out the window at work and was able to observe totality, the sun being 100% eclipsed by clouds...

Cheers
Steffen.

[MortonH]

Originally Posted by Steffen

I just looked out the window at work and was able to observe totality, the sun being 100% eclipsed by clouds...

Cheers
Steffen.

I could see the Sun until a minute before first contact.

[icytailmark (Mark)]

wooohoooo i just saw the eclipse with my eclipse glasses

[pluto (Hugh)]

Originally Posted by MortonH

I could see the Sun until a minute before first contact.

Yep same here, that big thick cloud rolled in at the exact moment of first contact

[Steffen]

I blame cloud computing...

[goober (Doug)]

Partial eclipse viewable from Melbourne ...

(it's a little damp out there today)

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Just saw it through the clouds

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

In Perth and surrounded by clouds. I have got some good photos though. Didnt see first contact but last contact is a possibility. Images were taken through a PST.

Sean

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

0% chance now in melbourne, absolutely bucketing down!

[coldknights (Cathy)]

Got to see it here in Western Viic the wind blew the clouds away and I grabbed the 80mm solar filter and could see the partial eclipse !!!
Did not think I would get to see it but glad I did wait outside.

[icytailmark (Mark)]

the eclipse is over for sydney its covered over managed to get about 30 secs view of the eclipse

[Forgey (Paula)]

I can just see blue sky on the horrizon in Melbourne ( only a tiny bit )

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Originally Posted by Rob_K

Yeah that isn't surprising for Melbourne haha.

[OzStarGazer]

:mad2 : :mad2 :
I went to a nice spot, it was sunny before the eclipse.... Then the eclipse started.... I saw about 30 seconds of it and then the sun disappeared for good behind BLACK clouds.
:mad2 : :mad2 :

[OzStarGazer]

That's all I could see before the evil clouds marched in. The first 30 seconds...

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by OzStarGazer

That's all I could see before the evil clouds marched in.

I hope you don't mind but with the magical computer processing of MS Paint, I managed to extract some more detail for you ...

no it doesn't help does it...

[OzStarGazer]

Haha I see myself there with that view through the telescope now... Wouldn't it have been nice? Thanks, it looks cool.

[MortonH]

I saw the briefest glimpse about 5 minutes before sunset. I had my sunnies on and was looking through my 200mm zoom lens and I saw about 25% of a very pale solar disk with a chunk out of it. Fired off a couple of shots but they were hopelessly overexposed. At least I saw something!

[Amaranthus (Barry)]

Have had clear views throughout - wonderful. I'll post some pics this evening.

[andyc (Andy)]

Got less than 10mins after first contact (and 1 poor photo) from observatory hill before the thickest cloud in the whole sky settled over the Sun. Oh well, hope others were luckier!