ALL eyes will be in the sky tomorrow morning (Friday) as Australia gets a good look at an annular eclipse.
Renowned astronomy writer and lecturer Dave Reneke said the sun would look like a half-eaten apple as the moon glides slowly in front.
“On the east coast we’ll see the eclipse start at 7.50am with the mid-eclipse around an hour later,” he said.
“Adelaide has mid-eclipse at 8.15am and Perth just catches the tail-end at sunrise.”
It’s not safe to look at the eclipse directly or through a normal telescope, Mr Reneke said.
Staring at the sun can cause permanent damage to the human retina. Special filters must be used throughout the entire event. Binoculars can be used safely only if they are used to project an image down on the ground or across on a wall.
“The easiest and cheapest way to observe this event is by making a pinhole in a stiff square of cardboard and projecting the image of the sun onto a flat surface,” Mr Reneke said.
“You are basically making a simple pinhole camera.”
