April 30, 2014
Australians had the rare opportunity to enjoy their second eclipse in a month yesterday evening.
A partial solar eclipse was visible across Australia – including the South Burnett – from about 4:30pm until the sun set at 5:18pm.
The only thing getting in the way of good photographs in many areas was clouds.
Kingaroy residents Cherry and Denis Carroll watched the eclipse in a safe way, using a telescope to project the eclipse onto a screen.
“It’s the same technique that James Cook used all those years ago – it still works!” Cherry said.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.
Earlier this month, Australians had the opportunity to observe a full lunar eclipse.
In a lunar eclipse, the earth passes between the sun and the moon.
