The smiling sun

It was a beautiful day at the Carter Observatory in Wellington, with heaps of people coming to see the partial solar eclipse

It was amazing just how much the changing sun changed the Earth

The temperature dropped a few degrees and my breath fogged in front of me.

The difference in light was actually quiet subtle. Below are a photographs with the same exposure from the start until the mid-point of the eclipse

The drop in temperature was recorded at weather stations around Wellington. The data below was taken from Brooklyn, where it appears the peak drop occurred a few minutes after the mid point of eclipse. Other weather stations recorded drops of up to 4 - 5ºC!

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Solar Eclipse on Wednesday!

Also! It is recommended not to look at the sun directly - use solar glasses, or a pin hole projection. But do feel free to re-enact the scene above - starts 9:30am-ish (9:18 Auckland - 9:26 Wellington - 9:34 Dunedin)

http://www.rasnz.org.nz/Eclipses/2012Eclipses.shtml

Above the streetlights

Just above the bright star Canopus (above the flare of this streetlight), there is a star called HD 40307. Standing on a clear, still night, it lies beyond human eyesight, but not human imagination. Orbiting this star is planet HD 40307g, seven times more massive than Earth, but carrying with it the possibility of oceans of liquid water, and maybe, life like ourselves. It is the closest Earth-like exoplanet yet discovered, just 44 light years distant.

http://www.space.com/18390-super-earth-exoplanet-habitable-zone-infographic.html

Have a look if you can see it

star char: http://www.rasnz.org.nz/Stars/EveningSky/AllCharts1211.pdf

Kilbirnie Train Station and Urban Park

Being the final project of second year.

Open publication - Free publishing - More hub

with projects from others in my class here http://arci212.blogspot.co.nz/