Describing it as awesome, amazing and cool, Wanganui people were just as taken with yesterday's solar eclipse as everyone else in our part of the planet.
The partial eclipse, at its height around 10.30am, saw 80 per cent of the Sun blocked out by the Moon. Light became dim, shadows
were hazy, and the temperature dropped noticeably.
Viewed through special solar glasses, the sun appeared as a bright, white crescent against the darkness.
In the far north of Queensland, the eclipse was total, turning day into night in a matter of seconds.
Wanganui's weather forecast was for morning showers but the city remained dry, with only passing clouds.
