This week's solar eclipse will draw huge crowds to Queensland. But the ancient rainforest and colourful reef provide the real show
On Tuesday, the sky above Queensland's reefs and rainforests will undergo a brief but dramatic transformation. Just after sunrise, a black mark will appear at the sun's edge and expand to cover its entire disc. Darkness will envelop the strangler figs and pencil cedars of the forests below and engulf the angelfish and wrasse on the Great Barrier Reef. Thousands will visit the region to watch the spectacle and see the sun endure "that darkening of his radiant face", as William Wordsworth once described an eclipse. The solar corona and prominences, normally invisible, will be seen flickering against the inky blackness of space: an unforgettable experience.
See full Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/nov/11/australia-great-barrier-reef-rainforest
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