Total Solar Eclipse Occurs Tuesday: How to Watch Online

The total solar eclipse on Nov. 13 may only be visible from slivers of northern Australia and a swathe of open ocean, but you don't have to make an epic journey see the dramatic celestial event.

Several different organizations will webcast live views of the total solar eclipse, which begins at 3:35 p.m. EST on Tuesday (Nov. 13; however, it will actually be Nov. 14 local time in Australia).

The online Slooh Space Camera is one such outfit. It will broadcast a live feed of the 2012 total solar eclipse from a site near the city of Cairns, in the Australian state of Queensland, starting at 2:30 p.m. EST Tuesday. The eclipse will commence around sunrise local time, making for a particul…
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