throbber Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Currently dark in East Lothian 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Not a total but the one we had here in 2015 was 90%. Was very strange and the temperature dropped quite noticeably and all the birds shut up. Felt like the sun had been dimmed down a notch or two as well. My next door neighbour Mike brought out his 8 inch reflector for the occasion. Enjoy and take some photos. Reveal hidden contents The birds shutting up, and the whole place in general going quiet is what I remember most. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Don't suppose there's any word on the odd American politician being raptured, bursting into flames, levitating, speaking in tongues, or any of that malarkey? Ah well, maybe next time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: Saw the one in 1999. Looked at it through a welders mask. Best way to look at one. My dad worked as a safety rep for 3M at the time and sourced me a fancy welders mask for the big event. My mum wouldn't let me use it though and never let me look at it properly. Still raging about that tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, throbber said: Currently dark in East Lothian Have you tried opening your eyes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carpetmonster Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I didn't see any of it because I was at the dentist but this is a really cool photo of the solar band shadows from downtown Chicago 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 hours ago, senorsoupe said: I didn't take photos because I didn't have a good lens, but it's a pretty magical experience. It went almost completely dark, the street lights came on, the Corona was clearly visible and it was just a surreal feeling. We got about 3 minutes of totality Ditto, just outside Dallas and had about 4:20 of totality. It was eerie, the amount of light that was still coming from very little exposed sun was nuts, until quite suddenly it just got dark. The temperature had been cooling, things got quiet, and the overall appearance of things got washed out in the run-up to it. Shadow bands really were strange as they rippled across the parking lots. Had seen a 99% eclipse in 1984, and this was very different. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Followed the NASA live stream as it moved across the continent, whilst getting updates from relatives in Ontario. Very envious, would be quite something to experience. Loved the shots from the ISS Edited April 9 by Lurkst 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 16 minutes ago, Lurkst said: Followed the NASA live stream as it moved across the continent, whilst getting updates from relatives in Ontario. Very envious, would be quite something to experience. Loved the shots from the ISS Nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, Derry Alli said: Wid Spoiler and the wifey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 14 hours ago, senorsoupe said: I didn't take photos because I didn't have a good lens, but it's a pretty magical experience. It went almost completely dark, the street lights came on, the Corona was clearly visible and it was just a surreal feeling. We got about 3 minutes of totality Pishwater! Bonnie Tyler is best viewed in total darkness. She looks like somebody drew a face on the palm of a boxing glove. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Was pitch black in East Ayrshire last night. I did close the curtains though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 All that you touch And all that you see All that you taste All you feel And all that you love And all that you hate All you distrust All you save And all that you give And all that you deal And all that you buy Beg, borrow or steal And all you create And all you destroy And all that you do And all that you say And all that you eat And everyone you meet And all that you slight And everyone you fight And all that is now And all that is gone And all that's to come And everything under the sun is in tune But the sun is eclipsed by the moon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 "Can't keep quiet for long, I'm a human being!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 An eclipse saved Tintin and Captain Haddock you know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 And in the land of the free (from critical thinking) and the home of the (to say that you've got to be) brave... From the Independent - "A woman accused of going on a shooting spree along an interstate in northern Florida has claimed that God directed her to it due to the total solar eclipse." Further, Fox News rather startlingly linked the eclipse to immigration by claiming that the it would allow all sorts of ne'er-do-wells to enter the country under the cove of darkness, presumably forgetting that rare occurrence every day of that "night-time" thingy. Lastly, on American TV's The View.... "Host of The View Sunny Hostin was criticised after trying to connect yesterday's total solar eclipse and the recent earthquake in New York to climate change. Hostin pulled together different factors including the eclipse, the earthquake, and the emergence of cicadas." Ah, the joys of education. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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