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Post by sweetpea on Feb 25, 2015 15:06:07 GMT
For those that are interested there will be a partial solar eclipse on 20th March, the vernal equinox and when we put the clocks forward.
It is not a total eclipse from the UK but about 88% or so and starts at around 0928 give or take a minute or two depending on your location in the UK.
So time to get hold of some solar viewing glasses to watch safely.
Knowing my luck it will probably be cloudy and raining.
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Post by SueA on Feb 25, 2015 19:00:30 GMT
I'll make a note of that sweetpea but as you say it'll probably be so cloudy we won't notice! |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 25, 2015 23:01:43 GMT
I'll make a note of that sweetpea but as you say it'll probably be so cloudy we won't notice!Even if it is cloudy you should notice it getting noticably darker |
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Post by Rosie on Feb 26, 2015 8:59:45 GMT
I remember an eclipse when Iwas at primary school, we all got pictures negatives to look through so we could see it  |
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Post by KC on Feb 26, 2015 10:56:39 GMT
We love that sort of stuff, particularly my OH, duly noted  |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 27, 2015 0:12:22 GMT
Our cat Lyra (sadly long gone) with viewing glasses at the last eclipse  |
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Post by KC on Mar 20, 2015 10:24:02 GMT
How stunning Who seen what? |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 20, 2015 11:46:08 GMT
How stunning Who seen what? Very misty start but got the telescope out and the eclipse glasses and managed to get some fine view just after first contact. Took a few pics so will check them later and post here if any good. Also one sunspot showing. The birds were quiet and tended to perch on the overhead wires instead of their usual frantic antics when their food put out. The event finished at around 1036 by my watch. Doubt if I will be around for the next one but miracles happen. |
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Post by SueA on Mar 20, 2015 12:06:35 GMT
I'm sure you'll still be here sweetpea, you're made of tough stuff! We were sort of lucky here in that it was quite cloudy so I was able to take a few pics.     The birds around here were a bit blase about it, the starlings came down for their food, the blackbirds were dipping in & out of the bushes & the woodpigeons sat in the oak tree as usual. It didn't go very dark, just like a normal miserable 'just about to rain' Manchester day look to it! |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 20, 2015 13:35:31 GMT
I'm sure you'll still be here sweetpea, you're made of tough stuff! We were sort of lucky here in that it was quite cloudy so I was able to take a few pics. The birds around here were a bit blase about it, the starlings came down for their food, the blackbirds were dipping in & out of the bushes & the woodpigeons sat in the oak tree as usual. It didn't go very dark, just like a normal miserable 'just about to rain' Manchester day look to it! Almost word for word what Maureen said. Good pics by the way. How did you take them? |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 20, 2015 16:14:26 GMT
SueA Smashing pics. ...tell Sweetpea you used a camera....he will be surprised 
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Post by Cherry on Mar 20, 2015 17:37:00 GMT
Good pictures SueA. We were just too cloudy, but it did get darker. My son was talking to me at the time and then said he had to go to watch the dark. Aberdeen had a good viewing and there were crowds of people at the front. His flat overlooks the sea. |
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Post by peony on Mar 20, 2015 19:01:00 GMT
Great pictures SueA, thick low cloud here until late morning so didn't see the eclipse, it did get very dark. |
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Post by Fractal on Mar 20, 2015 19:25:48 GMT
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Post by SueA on Mar 20, 2015 20:13:34 GMT
sweetpea I took them with my little Panasonic digital camera, I just pointed it in the right direction & looked at the screen so I wasn't looking straight at the sun although it would probably be O.K. as it was hazy. Fractal, your view looks similar to the one we had here, I like the last photo where it looks like a big smile!
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