My husband has been following this thread with interest [as he is intending to purchase binoculars for me]. After the response from B & H he decided to see just how many binoculars could be shipped to Australia. He selected the following binoculars as a test & found that NONE of them could be shipped. … Read more
While a number of international sites do describe this eclipse as happening on the 13th of November, from the point of view of Australia [where it is actually happening!] it will actually be shortly after dawn on the 14th of November. For anybody who is interested in going, apparently a lot of accommodation has been … Read more
A mention in passing by another contributor lead me to the knowledge of a Total Solar Eclipse of 13 Nov 2012 over the northern part of NT and Qld. To see where and some details, try this link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012Nov13Tgoogle.html Although my quick reading of the map shows that at Cairns, the duration of the whole … Read more
Great Andrew – but where to from yours…..and WHY? Have a good solstice and whatever you celebrate at this time. I guess the New Year’s Resolution is to consider seriously birding ethics for “hello!!!” BirdLife Australia. My own simple view is that you can do anything for birds AS LONG AS you RECORD your THINKING … Read more
I have used the services of a forwarding company from USA a number of times with no issues to date. Concerning the matter of cost, my experience has been that the on-line retailer (B&H etc) will normally post the article for free within USA. The forwarding agent’s fee is not that much more than the … Read more