The setting sun paints an orange glow on the iconic roof of the Sydney Opera House, as seen from the deck of the cruise ship Celebrity Millennium as it pulled into dock in November following a 19-day cruise from Hawaii.
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The November total solar eclipse in the South Pacific, where the moon blocked the sun and revealed the beautiful corona and red prominences.
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Upper-deck photographers await the total eclipse beneath radar domes of the Celebrity Millennium, while others view the partial eclipse through protective glasses.
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The pool deck of the Celebrity Millennium is a lonely place at dusk, when most passengers are dining or watching the early show in the theater.
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The cruise route from Hawaii to Australia is as much south as west, with stops in American Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand. The detour after Fiji to meet the eclipse path is not shown.
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Architectural styles clash in downtown Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Tower Eye (right center) is the city's tallest structure at 1,014 feet.
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Visitors photograph a dugong -- a cousin of the manatee -- in one of the underwater tunnels at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.
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Maori women swing their grass skirts in a performance at the Te Puia New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua.
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Surfers and swimmers enjoy a typically perfect day off Waikiki beach in the shadow of Diamond Head, an extinct volcano, in Honolulu.
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Sunset on the Celebrity Millennium near the equator, between Hawaii and American Samoa.
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