Bart Bear's Blog

Mum always wanted to see a Total Solar Eclipse. Dad had seen three and Mum thought that was grossly unfair, so when one happened in Australia on 4 Dec 2002 there was no way we were going to miss it. Mum, Dad, Scruffy and I flew to Adelaide and hired a car to drive to Ceduna. None of us had ever been there before and it was a very interesting trip. Dad has just started scanning the photos from the trip, so you will see more of them later.
Ceduna was flooded with astronomers from all over the world. We found a spot right on the centre-line and away from the crowd. Now there is one thing you have to be really careful about when you are watching an eclipse and that is to protect your eyes. The Sun can blind you if you look right at it. Scruff and I had the proper solar shades. Here's Uncle Joe setting us up so we can watch the whole show. Mum went totally hyper at totality and can't wait for the next one at Cairns in 2012. Neither can I.

Labels: Ceduna, eclipse, safety, South Australia