Cool, just got new phone with decent camera, so keen to try it out :D

I'm in

It made me smile :-)

For once, it is a clear night in Christchurch! (Missed seeing so many)

And tonight (In Christchurch) - you guessed it!

High Cloud!

Can't even see the moon itself, only the light through a cloud.

Maybe it will clear later?

msukiwi:

 

It made me smile :-)

 

For once, it is a clear night in Christchurch! (Missed seeing so many)

 

They are every 40 years! How old *are* you? :) 

networkn: They are every 40 years! How old *are* you? :) 

Older than you obviously think :-) I probably won't make it to the next one though.

networkn:

 

msukiwi:

 

It made me smile :-)

 

For once, it is a clear night in Christchurch! (Missed seeing so many)

 

 

They are every 40 years! How old *are* you? :) 

 

 

 

behold, the ancient one

Cloud in Whakatane but I can still see most of the moon. It doesn't look much different from usual...

Edit: I didn't realise that it hasn't 'started' yet.

It was very bright last night in Christchurch, the yard was so well lit up that I thought the neighbours had a new light!

FYI:

What Time Is the Eclipse?
Starts     8:47 p.m. NZST
Partial Starts     9:44 p.m. NZST
Total Starts     11:11 p.m. NZST
Maximum     11:18 p.m. NZST
Total Ends     11:25 p.m. NZST
Partial Ends     12:52 a.m. NZST
Ends     1:49 a.m. NZST

If your views are covered by the cloud, enjoy this live stream brought to you by TimeAndDate.com

networkn:

 

They are every 40 years! How old *are* you? :) 

 

Not sure that’s entirely correct. Last one was 40 years ago but don’t think they occur regularly every 40 years - it’s a moving feast.

msukiwi:

 

And tonight (In Christchurch) - you guessed it!

 

High Cloud!

 

Can't even see the moon itself, only the light through a cloud.

 

Maybe it will clear later?

 

I live just south of the city and it has been a beautifully clear night out here. I can see the bank of cloud extending out past Halswell so I can believe it it is not so nice in town.

Hopefully it clears up, but if not you have a good chance of seeing something if you drive out towards Akaroa and it should be clear once you get just south of Halswell.