Clouds part, solar eclipse darkens north Australia
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 05:00
in Astronomy & Space
From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse Wednesday.