There was a total solar eclipse today that was over the southern Pacific Ocean. We were supposed to see part of it here at McMurdo Station but. . . . . It was cloudy and snowing, so you really could not make it out. I did take some pictures though and if you really think hard about it, you can see a small nick on the lower right edge of the sun in the center photo - use your imagination!
The three photos show the sun through the clouds before the eclipse (left photo), during the eclipse (center photo), and after the eclipse (right photo).
For a description of the eclipse, try this link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2012/TSE2012.html and this one for some images: http://www.space.com/18459-total-solar-eclipse-photos-november-2012.html
When I was outside taking pictures there was a light snow falling and it was actually pretty warm. I'm just wearing a light t-shirt and was pretty comfortable.
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