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By CLAIRE VAN RYN
Northern Tasmania
When: 2.20-4pm, Thursday February 7 (weather permitting).
A PARTIAL eclipse of the sun tomorrow will provide a unique opportunity for people in Australia, New Zealand and areas of Antarctica to view part of the moon's orbit.
QVMAG Planetarium and Space Sciences Manager Martin George said it was very important not to look directly at the sun's disc, whether or not an eclipse was taking place.
"The next eclipse of any kind visible from Tasmania will be a partial eclipse of the moon in the early morning hours of August 17 this year. The next solar eclipse visible from here will not be until November 2011, and will be a very minor partial eclipse," Mr George said.
From Launceston, the eclipse tomorrow will begin at 2.24pm and reach its peak at 3.23pm, when the Moon will cover about 27 per cent of the sun's diameter. The eclipse will end at 4.17pm.
Northern Tasmania
When: 2.20-4pm, Thursday February 7 (weather permitting).
A PARTIAL eclipse of the sun tomorrow will provide a unique opportunity for people in Australia, New Zealand and areas of Antarctica to view part of the moon's orbit.
QVMAG Planetarium and Space Sciences Manager Martin George said it was very important not to look directly at the sun's disc, whether or not an eclipse was taking place.
"The next eclipse of any kind visible from Tasmania will be a partial eclipse of the moon in the early morning hours of August 17 this year. The next solar eclipse visible from here will not be until November 2011, and will be a very minor partial eclipse," Mr George said.
From Launceston, the eclipse tomorrow will begin at 2.24pm and reach its peak at 3.23pm, when the Moon will cover about 27 per cent of the sun's diameter. The eclipse will end at 4.17pm.
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