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UQ in Cairns for solar eclipse
Thousands of people travelled to Cairns in north Queensland for the full solar eclipse on the morning of Wednesday, November 14.
Among them was professional science communicator Dr Andrew Stephenson, from UQ’s School of Mathematics and Physics.
Solar Eclipse 2012 from The University of Queensland on Vimeo.
Further information: Dr Stephenson, +61 7 3346 7964, a.stephenson@uq.edu.au; or Ms Aarti Kapoor, UQ School of Mathematics & Physics, +61 7 3346 9935, a.kapoor@uq.edu.au
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