According to a Reuters report, tourists from across Australia came to northern Queensland to witness a rare astronomical event that occurs when the light of the Sun to Earth is blocked by the Moon.
Expert eclipse the United States Space Agency (NASA), Fred Espenak, called the event a miracle of nature. "On a scale of one to 10, a total eclipse of the Sun is a million," he said.
In fact, he continued, the cluster of beautiful coral Great Barrier Reef for a moment be forgotten by the observers were busy watching the shadow of the Moon sweeps the coast and tendrils of ghostly solar corona surrounding the moon that looks like a black disc.
In Cairns, the main town in North Queensland and gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, the sky was cloudy and rainy sometimes obscure the view, but the scenery is better in other places.
North Queensland Institute of tourism and the United States Space Agency (NASA) to provide live viewing of a total solar eclipse is expected to bring revenues of around 78 million U.S. dollars to the local tourism industry.
Local authorities reminded the audience to use the binoculars that are safe for the eyes because despite being behind the Moon, the Sun still has tremendous power.
In addition to northern Queensland, a total solar eclipse can also be seen in other parts of Australia, New Zealand, Chile and the South Pole.
While in Indonesia, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), the eclipse can be seen from Papua, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara form part of Solar Eclipse Some (GMS) as the Sun rises.
Source: http://www.antaranews.com
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