I has been eclipsed

benczuk · Post by **benczuk** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:34 am

Only 85% ish down here, so it didn't get as dark as in 99, but at least I could see something this time as it was covered with thick cloud last time.

Shame it didn't get as dark as I hoped, last time all the birds shut up and the rabbits came out on the dunes.

Post by **Welly** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:15 am

In the Midlands it was sh*t, things just went a funny colour for 30 mins. I R DISAPPOINT

benczuk · Post by **benczuk** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:21 am

At least you didn't pay £20 for a pair of "eclipse viewing glasses" as some fools were doing on ebay (I hope)

The things were everywhere last time, this time i haven't seen a single pair in a shop.

Trusty welding mask for me.

Post by **Welly** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:35 am

In that 1999 I happened to be in the yard of our local BOC depot who lendeded me a welderz No.10 glass what I looked through.

Primitive but effective, I remember the birds were going a bit weird and suffering with heightened tension.

Then I noticed the avian population was acting strange..........be-dum...tschhhh

*yeah it's the jacket, second from the left....ta, is that the door?

jasper5 · Post by **jasper5** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:43 pm

Wasn't too bad round here in Lancashire...here are a couple of photos of the eclipse I took....apologies to those who have already seen them on Facebook.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peugeot407/

Post by **Doggy** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:43 pm

I got to see it more or less at it's maximum.

Huntingdonshire District Council had the foresight to provide exactly the right amount of cloud cover to let you see it clearly without dazzle.
Those of you with less proactive local government should seek an immediate reduction in your 2015/16 council tax bill.

Post by **Welly** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:54 pm

jasper5 wrote:Wasn't too bad round here in Lancashire...here are a couple of photos of the eclipse I took....apologies to those who have already seen them on Facebook.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peugeot407/

Amazing!

highlander · Post by **highlander** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:30 pm

95% in Aberdeen.

Both eclipse and cloud cover...

I got some photos on my mobile phone, shot through my eclipse glasses (pack of 4 for £6 off Amazon). I was the only one that brought some in to work this morning - everyone else was laughing, but then changed their tune when I let them have a borrow.

I've not looked yet, but the photos will likely be awful. Will let you lot see 'em later on, if you misbehave.

Post by **steve_earwig** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:55 pm

I completely missed it but then I don't think we got much of it here. I was outside at the time and I did notice it starting to dim but I was too busy playing "why the *?=/&%%/$ won't this #&%$()$?* cultivator start?!" at the time so my mind was otherwise engaged.

Post by **steve_earwig** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:54 pm

Well, I may not have been watching but it looks like the solar panels were

PeterN · Post by **PeterN** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:24 pm

You've got a few panels there, the best I have seen from mine was 2.75kw.

Misty down here, had my welding shield ready, caught a brief glimpse without it - then couldn't see properly for 5 minutes.

Peter

406oc.co.uk

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