A frozen moment in time as the sun's corona is revealed

By Nicky Phillips
Updated November 14 2012 - 11:13am, first published 10:11am
Natural wonder ... the solar eclipse.
Natural wonder ... the solar eclipse.
Waiting for the eclipse ... stargazers were out in force.
Waiting for the eclipse ... stargazers were out in force.
Thousands turned out to see the eclipse.
Thousands turned out to see the eclipse.

From beaches, hot air balloons, cruise ships and mountain tops, tens of thousands of eclipse watchers in far north Queensland witnessed a rare solar spectacle on Wednesday morning.

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