It’s a big day for Australia on April 20.
It will be a once-in-a-decade hybrid solar eclipse with Exmouth in Western Australia experiencing a total solar eclipse, with the sun being blocked for 58 seconds before it reappears.
Up to 25,000 stargazers from all over the world are expected to travel to Exmouth to witness this milestone.
What’s a hybrid solar eclipse you ask? Well, I looked it up and it seemed all very confusing so I think this explanation by Time magazine should cover it.
Anyway, if you aren’t going to Exmouth and want to know how it will affect you, according to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, this is what to expect across the rest of the country:
• Perth: 11:20pm (AWST), 71 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Adelaide: 1:30pm (ACST), 21 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Darwin: 1:52pm (ACST), 81 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Hobart: 2:06pm (AEST), 5 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Melbourne: 2:09pm (AEST), 11 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Canberra: 2:22pm (AEST), 10 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Sydney: 2:28pm (AEST), 10 per cent of the sun will be covered
• Brisbane: 2:44pm (AEST), 16 per cent of the sun will be covered.
And remember, don’t look directly at a partial eclipse, it could cause permanent vision loss, no matter where you are in the country.
Have you experienced a solar eclipse before?
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