Eclipse

[timwilky]

cloudy day up here in Lancashire.

but donned the welding mask and had a look. Yes you can see the crescent shape as the sun is obscured, interesting to see. But hardly worth all the hype TV has given it.

Anyone get any good pics.

[carelesschucca]

Nope its too cloud here. PITA!!!

[NTECUK]

Thick clouded sky. Din't even seam to go dark .
On a Pluss. Sunshine later on :)

[TamSV]

Nope its too cloud here. PITA!!!

Yep. Watched the sky go from light grey to dark grey, then back again. :rolleyes:

[carelesschucca]

I got a couple of poor shots through the clouds.

Nothing to write home about!!!

[maviczap]

But hardly worth all the hype TV has given it.
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Exactly :evil:

[jambo]

I was lucky enough to be in the channel islands for the '99 eclipse.

When you are in the full shadow and get a break in the clouds it really is a very cool experience, however, as I was trying to explain to the nursery this morning 85% coverage does not equate to an 85% drop in light. The Sun's a big light source and you get plenty of light reflected about, so it's only a very small area that gets anything dramatic.

Where you were today would have made a big difference to your experience. In London, it was utterly forgetful.

Jambo

[punyXpress]

Not as good as the total eclipse in 1999 in Austria, but . .

http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss267/punyXpress/429c5e4e-5378-4ba8-bc6a-cb26aeaf3183.jpg (http://s582.photobucket.com/user/punyXpress/media/429c5e4e-5378-4ba8-bc6a-cb26aeaf3183.jpg.html)

[Bri w]

I couldn't sleep waiting for this... oh the excitement of it going dark... think it does that every night.

[Bibio]

there was an eclipse...

[ClunkintheUK]

An eclipse is proof that God exists! How can you all be so passive about such a show of His magnificence?

[maviczap]

An eclipse is proof that God exists! How can you all be so passive about such a show of His magnificence?

Rubbish, it was the Death Star on its way to obliterate Aldebaran, and to crush the rebelion. Star Wars isn't fiction, its true life. :cool:

[Bluepete]

I was waiting for Thor and Loki to drop in during the convergence!

I had my Cape on and all!

Pete ;)

[garynortheast]

I was waiting for Thor and Loki to drop in during the convergence!

I had my Cape on and all!

Pete ;)

And your underpants on the outside of your trousers?

[andrewsmith]

Rubbish, it was the Death Star on its way to obliterate Aldebaran, and to crush the rebelion. Star Wars isn't fiction, its true life. :cool:
:winner:

[Phoenix22]

Well I was wearing my Eclipse glasses as advised by all and sundry to

save my eyesight and nearly killed myself , luckily the bloke coming the other way was not wearing

his and managed to swerve and avoid a very nasty accident.

[LewSpeight]

14888

[BanannaMan]

I once owned an Eclipse.
Oh wait, that was a car!

[embee]

Got a good view here in Warwickshire, just slightly hazy cloud.


I was over in France for the 1999 total eclipse, right on the mid-line of the totality. It's amazing how close to totality you need to get before it becomes noticeably dark, something like 98%, but the last 2mins or so before totality it's just like someone turning down a dimmer switch. It really is very weird and if you get the opportunity then it's a must do experience, but it really has to be total or you just don't get the effect. It's very strange to have a dark sky overhead but the horizon is light all the way round, eerie. Then someone turns the dimmer switch back up ..............