- Totality - the darkness that happens at the peak of the eclipse - will last just over two minutes.
- Forecasted cloud cover failed to ruin view of incredible cosmic display
- Stargazers gather in northern Australia to witness it
Tens of thousands of tourists, scientists and amateur astronomers traveled from around the world to see a total solar eclipse in northern Australia.
Forecasters were predicting cloudy skies around dawn Wednesday, when the moon passed between the sun and Earth and plunged a slice of Australia's northeast into darkness, but it didn't materialise, allowing stargazers to experience it unhindered.
The eclipse began at 05.45 in the far north of the Australian state, with totality occurring at 06.38 on November 14 (20.38 GMT).
Sunspot: The breathtaking phenomenon at its peak. Tens of thousands of tourists, scientists and amateur astronomers gathered for the incredible display
Awe-inspiring: The sun is veiled by the moon, only a spot at the rim betrays its presence
Sunlight: A crescent of sun appears behind the moon as cloud drifts across the darkened sky
Clouds obscure the moon passing in front of the sun as it approaches a full solar eclipse in the northern Australian city of Cairns
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