A large, eclectic crowd of astronomy enthusiasts was left awestruck by the rare, minute-long sight in Exmouth, Western Australia
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“Looking up at the sun and the moon combined … it was like nothing else I’ve ever experienced,” he said. “It was otherworldly.”Beneath the sky, 20,000 other eclipse-chasers joined Mitchell on red dirt ground in Exmouth.The regional town – with a usual population of 2,800 people – was the only place in the world to see the totality of the earth, moon and sun lining up perfectly at 11:29am, causing the moon to cover the sun’s disc.
Around him were people from all over the world with telescopes and cameras – some with cardboard and tin foil cut outs taped over lenses as filters, others holding up colanders to the sky.One group of eclipse-watchers built their own telescope at the site. “I looked through it, and it is amazing,” Claxton said. He came prepared with eclipse glasses he bought on Amazon.“There are a lot of Mad Max-type cars with huge bull bars and solar panels taped all over them.
“From the eclipse itself, to the corona of light around it, then the whole sky where stars suddenly popped through, and the people on the ground gazing up in awe.”“It was too much to see in that short time,” Bellstedt said. “It was definitely overwhelming.”Wearing protective eye wear prevents peoples eyes from being damaged while watching the eclipse.
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