[Closed] Eclipse watchers.

Eclipse is happy

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just seen it through the clouds a few times, my patience was rewarded, horrible cloud up here in glasgow though! 🙁

Agree 99 was better!

Peering through 2 pairs of sunglasses gave an excellent view in my office. Nobody had thought to do the same so had to hand them round to over 30 people, hope I don't get headlice!!

Remarkably light where I am in Suffolk.

The birds didn't seem to even notice.

Agree with the above not as good as 99.

Fife had a good amount of cloud cover (theres ****in surprise) but it meant the eclipse was easily watched without filters.

Lots of cloud here.

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Rhynie, Aberdeenshire - complete cloud cover and drizzle.

Good view through the pinhole in Brizzle n

Surprised that it didn't go all that dark here when the clouds had cleared.

I thought it would go darker too. The local birds obviously thought it had mind, they went very noisy.

Wonderful clear skies near Cannock Chase:

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Remarkably undark, really.

Don't worry people, I've sacrificed a few hundred virgins and now the sun's returning.

It's was tricky finding them but fortunately there's a Forbidden Planet round the corner.

Cloudy in Newcastle. About 150 people standing in Times Square about to be disappointed

Well we weren't disappointed.

That was brilliant. Nothing like seeing the solar system in action.

If you thought it was boring or dull, you're dead to me.

Fife had a good amount of cloud cover (theres **** surprise) but it meant the eclipse was easily watched without filters.

You were in the wrong part of Fife ,it was perfect in StAndrews 😛

Seagulls went a bit noisy,but it didn't get as dark as in 99.

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Nowhere near as clear as 99 but we got a good view from the roof of our office in central glasgow. The cloud completely obscured it at points then filtered enough to make it viewable with a couple of brief completely clear spells. Awe inspiring viewing.

I think we have done it! The dragon is giving up and the sun is coming back.

I was concentrating too much on my Friday fry-up and forgot about it.
oh well, at least I'm full.

Just getting off the M1 onto the slip road and a bird flew straight into my windscreen, which is rare and startled me a bit. Just getting towards the roundabout on the same slip road and another flew within a foot of the windscreen. Just weird. I think the birds must be a bit confused 😕

With a pinhole it's most interesting watching the progress

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Didn't get any good pictures, although a friendly neighborhood cat decided to come and play with the projection from my binoculars!

aracer - Member
Surprised that it didn't go all that dark here when the clouds had cleared.

In sunny Macclesfield (just) Shot with a 5dmk3 +70-200 Mk2 f2.8 with a 10stop ND.

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Well that's that for 11 years (which will probably be the last time most of us will ever see one).

This might be fun:

8 March 2016 – 9 March 2016 — Total Solar Eclipse - visible from Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and from locations in the Pacific ocean.

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2016-march-9

Quite amused by people showing their photos of the eclipse - there are much better ones on the web!
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ps. Just jealous cos it's all cloudy here 🙁

Some easy jet passengers got a good view on an iceland flight;

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[quote=DezB ]Quite amused by people showing their photos of the eclipse - there are much better ones on the web!

At least our pics are of the current eclipse and taken in this country (unlike yours)

Got a surprisingly good view of it in Marsden. Hardly any cloud at all once you got out of the valley, it looked ace. A certain very excited 6yo boy got to go in to school late after watching the action through eclipse glasses and with pinhole projection from the top of a hill. Sometimes being a dad is alright. 8)

just managed to catch the end of it, cracking break in the clouds, tried that pin hole thing, surprisingly worked brilliantly! 🙂

aracer - Member
Well that's that for 11 years (which will probably be the last time most of us will ever see one).

I reckon a wee flight to spain could be in order for that one though! 🙂

[i]Well that's that for 11 years (which will probably be the last time most of us will ever see one).[/i]

I'm going to watch the 2090 one or die trying.

[i]At least our pics are of the current eclipse and taken in this country (unlike yours)[/i]

I think you'll find it's the same moon and sun though eh? 😉

That easyjet flight looks like it was fun!

This was my best effort (on the Downs in Bristol). Wasn't as dark as I thought it would get, but all the dogs went off.

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Some nice views with and without the solar filter through broken cloud. Probably the best way to view outside of totality in my view, The right level of cloud gives a nice change from the filter.
I've been lucky enough to see some lovely eclippses (sp) but never had a clear view of the corona. Fingers crossed for the next time.

Quality near Holmfirth with completely clear skies from about 0915-1000. Kids got an extra hour off school as I didn't want to leave it to chance that the clouds would be clear or the teachers would give a stuff. Thumbs up at Mintimperial.

Specs all round and even a spare pair doctored to fit over the front of the binoculars.

Proper awesome.

so who was this then?

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It was quite cloudy in West Lancs but the temperature drop was very noticable.
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[i]so who was this then?
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Stella Cider.

Can't be anyone off here, surely?

That was incredible, from the top of the Pentlands. Beautiful stuff before a full pelt charge down the hill.

Apocalyptic Downhill. Awesome.

The cloud cleared in Bristol and its a stunning day now. I was up on a roof and got some good views looking through some eclipse specs, although I was expecting a repeat of 99 when it got quite dark.

I seem to recall Devon & Cornwall were the best viewing spots that year, whereas the South didn't get as much coverage this time. Still good fun though and the birds seemed to be a bit freaked out when I was walking into work.

ell_tell - Member
I seem to recall Devon & Cornwall were the best viewing spots that year

wwaswas - Member
so who was this then?

Stella Cider.
Can't be anyone off here, surely?
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cider cancelled out by stw bbq of choice no?