Years of planning, millions of dollars in preparation and thousands of hours of travel will come to a head in just over 60 seconds above Western Australia's north today.
"It doesn't need music, it doesn't need fireworks — it's more than sufficient to hold its own.""The sky colour starts to change, it becomes a very intense blue," Mr Katsiavriades said."As totality approaches, the darkening will come in about 10 seconds, it's like someone turning on a dimmer switch."Around 12,000 people were in Exmouth early yesterday, with thousands more attending events in Carnarvon, Coral Bay and Onslow.
Hundreds of additional government personnel have been sent to the region to help manage the influx of visitors.While conscious of the challenges, WA Tourism Minister Roger Cook said he was happy with how events were proceeding. "I'm getting more and more comfortable with the number of people who are here and how the town is coping with visitors," he said.
"We want to leave a legacy for Exmouth and the other towns in the region, to make sure we can be really proud of what we put on here."With thousands more visitors expected to drive into Exmouth on day trips to witness the event this morning, Mr Cook urged people hitting the road to take care."We want to make sure people have a great solar eclipse experience, but a safe one as well.
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