Total eclipse Friday 20th March

[Withnail]

What will happen to me?

Not much.

At 9.30 the Moon will pretty much be covering as much of the sun as it is going to do. It will be surprising only inasmuch as it will be not particularly noticeable.

You might want to wonder upon the fact that even something of the order of just 10% of the sun in the sky doesn't have an enormous effect on the light available to light up your world. You might not - who could possibly know?

Remember that this is a misnomered thread, it is a partial eclipse, not a total one. The mechanics of it all are still quite awesome, the visuals are likely to disappoint the over eager.

I'm predicting cloud anyway on the basis of bitter experience and that, well, don't get your hopes up and that sort of thing.

 

[Carole]

I am meeting my friend tomorrow who lives in Brocton at 9.30am for a dog walk.

I dont have smoke or mirrors or bits of card with holes in or colunders.

What will happen to me?

Not much
I'm predicting cloud anyway on the basis of bitter experience and that, well, don't get your hopes up and that sort of thing.

So If I hadnt read this thread and expected anything I would actually not notice anything at all and probably just comment on how gloomy it was , as usual?

 

[Withnail]

Pretty much.

 

[John Marwood]

Take a torch..

Impress your friend by pretending to do a silent whistle that you will tell her will silence the birds

Shake a stick at the sky as you speak in tongues

Offer up pork scatchings as a sacrifice

 

[John Marwood]

Somebody told me that the eclipse was better in Iceland

I popped down there and is was no better, but they did have a special offer on Jaffacakes

 

[Laurie61]

This is from just after first contact, a bit blurred as am still trying to sort focus.

 

[John Marwood]

So thats how Apple got their logo

 

[Laurie61]

Progressing nicely.

 

[John Marwood]

the Daily Mirror is fine, but whatever you do....






















DON'T LOOK AT THE SUN!!

 

[Laurie61]

Another, zoomed in a bit.

 

[biccies]

Good shots Laurie!

 

[Gramaisc]

How do they get cloud to turn up exactly on time like this....?

 

[John Marwood]

Get
In
Your
Car
Go
North
Quickly

 

[Gramaisc]

Some images from my manually-controlled binocular projection system, as projected onto a carefully prepared titanium dioxide coated screen.

 

[Gramaisc]

..and the scene at minimum..

 

[John Marwood]

That first image shows scarface Pinocchio, head of woodmen mafia

 

[John Marwood]

 

[Gramaisc]

From the ISS.

 

[Entropy]

Some fantastic photo's here guys!

I especially love the picture from the ISS.

 

[proactive]

Some images from my manually-controlled binocular projection system, as projected onto a carefully prepared titanium dioxide coated screen.

You need to get decorating, man!