![]() “We’re lucky to live in a time when our moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, and also 400 times closer to us than the sun,” Woods said. Perth Observatory spokesperson Matt Woods told that because the size of the moon and sun appear almost identical, all that can be seen of the sun during a total eclipse is the halo-like glow of its outer atmosphere - its corona. The partial eclipse there will be visible an hour-and-a-half earlier, from 10.04am, when the moon will partially block the sun until 1.02pm. In Exmouth, the total eclipse will begin 12 seconds before 11.30am (AWST) and last for 58 seconds. Credit: AARON BUNCH /AAPIMAGE People gather ahead of a total solar eclipse at a viewing site 35km from Exmouth. The 41km-wide path of totality will graze the north-eastern shoulder of Australia, on the North West Cape peninsula which is home to the Ningaloo Reef, and continue north-east over Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea.Īstrophysicist Matt Agnew explained to Sunrise: “Exmouth is perfectly positioned within what’s called the path of totality, which is the area that the moon is going to travel, under which there is complete darkness.” A total solar eclipse is seen from a viewing site 35km from Exmouth. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus > ![]()
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