Sky-High Emotions as Total Solar Eclipse Wows Thousands

Sky-High Emotions as Total Solar Eclipse Wows Thousands
A total solar eclipse was visible from the Northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012. NASA/Romeo Durscher
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Thousands of sightseers gathered in Western Australia’s red dirt as a total solar eclipse plunged day into darkness for one minute during the rare celestial event.

The total eclipse fell across the North West Cape in WA’s north at about 11.29 a.m. AWST (1.29 p.m. AEST) when the moon completely blocked the sun for a minute after temperatures dropped suddenly by 5C.