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tens of thousands of tourists and 1 gathered in northern australia to glimpse a rare total solar eclipse.
数以万计的游客和天文爱好者齐聚澳大利亚北部地区观赏一场罕见的日全食。
the eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, 2 parts of queensland into darkness for just over two minutes.
estimates suggest the event, early on wednesday, was viewed live by millions.
a partial eclipse was expected in other parts of the region, including new zealand and eastern indonesia.
the next total solar eclipse will not take place until march 2015.
3 gathered at vantage points（有利位置）, in boats and on hot air balloons to witness the rare phenomenon.
there had been fears that cloudy weather would obscure the eclipse but the clouds parted just as it began, drawing cheers from the crowd as the full spectacle came into view.
"immediately before, i was thinking, 'are we gonna see this?' and we just had a fantastic display - it was just beautiful," said terry cuttle, from the 4 association of queensland.
"and right after it finished, the clouds came back again. it really adds to the drama of it."
"it's really cool. i've never seen anything like this before," one young spectator at palm 5 said.
temperatures dropped as the shadow of the moon blocked the sun, and animals reacted to the eclipse with confusion.
"wow, insects and birds gone quiet," one tourist, geoff scott, tweeted.
scientists were set to use footage from underwater cameras at the great barrier reef to investigate creatures' reactions to the eclipse.
australian tour operators welcomed the surge in holiday-makers, with reports of some hotels being booked up more than three years in advance.
state officials estimate that over 50,000 extra people visited queensland to experience the phenomenon.
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