Eclipse day finally came in Australia, and despite early troubling clouds, was an immense success for all 200 of our travelers! We were ecstatic! Before the eclipse, however, we spent a couple days at Cairns (pronounced CANS), centered on the World Heritage...

When I left you from the last blog, it was Friday and we were just getting ready to explore the great city of Sydney, in Australia’s south. What a fantastic city Sydney was. The 200 amateur astronomers traveling along with Astronomy magazine’s...

Wow. Lots of travel, a packed schedule of 12+ hour days, and traveling the Outback with little or no Internet has stalled my blog writing until now. Having arrived in the spectacular city of Sydney today, I hope to make up for it now. About 200 Astronomy...

As most of you know, the biggest observational event of the year is fast approaching. On Wednesday, November 14, a total eclipse of the Sun will wash over Australia and the South Pacific and bathe the inhabited parts (northeastern Australia) with almost...