What an exciting day!
On our walk this morning to Sunshine Beach the moon eclipsed the sun! We didn't have the special glasses to view it with the naked eye, or the special filter to put on the lens of the camera to see the eclipse clearly but we experienced the dimming sunlight and the cooler temperature as the moon glided past the sun, completely covering it for 2 minutes and the suns rays spraying out around it. Cairns in Northern Queensland was the best place in Australia to view the eclipse and was swamped with scientists and visitors keen to view this once in a lifetime phenomena. The next opportunity to view a total eclipse in Australia will be in 2028, making today's event on November 14th 2012, truly special.
www.turu.com.au/solar-eclipse.aspx has an interesting infographic about the eclipse.
Sunshine Beach (once known as Golden Beach) is one of our favourite areas in Noosa. It is stylish and its easy , its laid back ambience is very welcoming. Besides the fabulous park, sand and surf, the shops, cafes, bars and restaurants make it very popular with locals and visitors alike.
We headed back to the beach after lunch and enjoyed some time lazing on the sand, reading and watching the kite surfers.
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The moon passing across the sun - viewed from Sunshine Beach, Qld
Focus on the sun without blinking and you can see the shadow of the moon
on the sun |
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| Locals experiencing the eclipse and enjoying the beautiful morning on the beach |
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| Enjoying Yoga on the beach - Downdog! |
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A dimming of the sunlight and a slight drop in the temperature
were the clues to the eclipse happening |
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The Surf Club has spectacular ocean views and boasts an award winning restaurant
Saturday and Sunday breakfast on the terrace is very popular! |
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| A great park for picnic, BBQ's and relaxing |
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Lovely walkways, landscaping and streetscaping add to the stylish but laid back atmosphere
of the beautiful Sunshine Beach |
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| Home to a great strip of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants................... |
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The famous Costa Noosa
The local triathletes favourite coffee haunt! |
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| Some colourful accommodation! |
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| Greek inspired - Mykonos Noosa |
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| The golden sand stretches for miles to the south |
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| The beach is patrolled during the summer |
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| The Lifesavers equipment |
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| The homes along the ridge have fantastic beach and ocean views |
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| Great conditions for kite surfing |
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| The Surf Club perches above the beach |
When we returned for our morning walk at the beach the TV was covering the eclipse from the best viewing point in Australia - Palm Cove, Cairns.......
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| The complete covering of the sun by the moon lasted for 2 minutes - the moment scientists were most excited about! |
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| ..........and the sun reappears |
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| Nero "eclipsing" :) |
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