2012’s Only Eclipse

On November 14^th 2012 apart of the southern Hemisphere will get a very special surprise, there will be the only total eclipse of 2012. But the eclipse will only be seen from Kakadu National Park in Carins Australia and parts of the south Pacific, and on the coast of Chile. It will be visible from parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zeland, Antartica, and South America. The last time there was a solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere was on July 11^th 2011 but it could only be seen from certain parts of America. The residents of 

Australia have not yet have had a solar eclipse since December 4^th 2002.  Solar eclipses only occur for a few minutes the longest solar eclipse in history is around 7 and half minutes. For the people in Carins the eclipse will go from 5.45am to 7.40 am.  So this is a good experience because scientists can do experiments such as seeing what makes the star so hot, the solar flames of its surface. Also for people who do not know how a solar eclipse happens is, when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, so the sun is covered, but they can only occur during a new moon. 

This was really cool because I do nto really know much about solar eclipses and its cool to know some things about my home country and what is going on there. So this was really cool to learn about. \

Bibliography

"Astronomy Fans And Scientists Get Ready For 2012's Only Total Solar Eclipse." DOGOnews. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. <http://www.dogonews.com/2012/11/11/astronomy-fans-and-scientists-get-ready-for-2012-s-only-total-solar-eclipse>.