The tiny, remote WA town of Exmouth is one of the few accessible locations in the world to see the eclipse in totality. And weather forecasters say eager watchers will not be disappointed.
For Matt Woods from the Perth Observatory, who has been preparing for the event for seven years, it is all he can hope for.
"If I had $1 for every time an astronomical event was ruined by cloud, I could retire at 37," he said.Mr Woods said the highly anticipated event was going to be the first time he had seen a total solar eclipse."The last time it happened was … 18 years ago or so, and the only place you could see it was actually Easter Island. And a lot of the times they happen, it's over water.
"The one thing I'm really looking forward to is being able to look towards the south-west and see it coming towards me.Those in Exmouth will see the event in full, but the rest of Australia will be able to witness a partial eclipse. How much sun is covered depends on where you are in Australia, but most of Western Australia and the Northern Territory will get at least 50 per cent coverage.Ms Lingard said the majority of the two states would have perfect weather conditions for the astronomical event."So it's going to be quite cloudy for the Great Australian Bight and Nullarbor coastline.
"It does seem like we might be getting some more moisture moving back into parts of the top end," she said.
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