Stargazers witness dazzling solar eclipse in Australia

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 20, 2023 1:28 pm

PERTH, Australia: Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia on Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking out the sun for 58 seconds.

Stargazers in Exmouth, on Australia's northwest tip, parked their caravans, pitched telescopes and donned protective glasses to watch the moon seemingly creep across the sun's surface before the totality.

In this screengrab taken on April 20, 2023 from Timeanddate, Perth Observatory, and Learmonth Solar Observatory video footage via AFPTV, the moon blocks out the sun during a full solar eclipse in Western Australia's town of Exmouth. AFP PHOTO / TIMEANDDATE, PERTH OBSERVATORY, AND LEARMONTH SOLAR OBSERVATORY

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