Port Douglas
This is the southern end of 4 Mile Beach.
This is the observation site.

Port Douglas
Mossman Gorge Centre

There was a newspaper with a special feature on the total solar eclipse.

A detailed explanation of the total solar eclipse.

We will tell you which beach is the best place to see it.
As expected, 4 Mile Beach is the most likely candidate. It's the largest photo in the center.
The last time there was a solar eclipse here was in AD 710.
The next solar eclipse will not be visible until April 252,237.

Some lookouts at Douglas will be closed.
Police patrol Cook Highway.
The observation deck and parking lots will be full of cars.

On the morning of the day, there will be a free briefing given by a solar eclipse expert (Australian astronomer David Renek).

More than 60,000 people from all over the world are expected to visit.
It includes a diagram showing the area where the total eclipse belt passes and the duration of the total eclipse.
Our observation site is about 7 km north of the center of the total eclipse.
It's almost the best position.

The Orion Nebula M42 on the night of November 9th.
30 second exposure at 270mm F6.3.
If you look closely, you can see the butterfly wing shape and pink color.