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Nick Lomb, Honorary Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland

Want to see a total solar eclipse? Here's how to plan for it – and how to set your expectations in case of clouds

Jim Strasma

This week, eclipse chasers will be visiting the small town of Exmouth, at the tip of North West Cape in Western Australia. Weather permitting, they are coming to see one of nature’s greatest sights – a total eclipse of the Sun on Thursday April 20.

Whether staying at hotels, resorts or camping sites, many would have made travel arrangements a year or more in advance. But don’t be too disappointed if you can’t be there; other opportunities to see total eclipses are coming up in the next few years. Here’s what you need to know.

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