There was a total solar eclipse today that was over the southern Pacific Ocean. We were supposed to see part of it here at McMurdo Station but. . . . . It was cloudy and snowing, so you really could not make it out. I did take some pictures though and if you really think hard about it, you can see a small nick on the lower right edge of the sun in the center photo - use your imagination!
The three photos show the sun through the clouds before the eclipse (left photo), during the eclipse (center photo), and after the eclipse (right photo).
For a description of the eclipse, try this link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2012/TSE2012.html and this one for some images: http://www.space.com/18459-total-solar-eclipse-photos-november-2012.html
These three photos show the sun through the clouds at McMurdo during the solar eclipse. The left photo is before the eclipse started, the center photo is during the eclipse, the right photo is after the eclipse.
When I was outside taking pictures there was a light snow falling and it was actually pretty warm. I'm just wearing a light t-shirt and was pretty comfortable.
Here I am on the loading dock at the Crary lab with a light snow falling. This is during the solar eclipse that we couldn't see due to the clouds!