Watch Today's Total Solar Eclipse Live From The Middle Of Nowhere, Right Here
Australian Total Solar Eclipse The total solar eclipse as seen from Australia on December 3, 2002, combined with an ultraviolet view (green) of the sun's surface. NASA/ESAToday's total solar eclipse will graze northern Australia before casting its shadow across the Pacific Ocean. But you don't have to miss the show. Watch the event live from island-based video streams. The skies across northeastern Australia will go dark around 2:44pm EST today. That's when the moon will slide in front of the sun and cast a deep, circular shadow on the Earth. It's the total solar eclipse, of course, and this one will achieve inky-black totality as it drifts toward the middle of the Pacific Ocean -- where almost no one will see it in person. C'est la vie? Not really. A few clever nerds are barnstorming the region with telescopes, video equipment, and astronomical lineups of guests, which they'll use to live-stream the eclipse. So...