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Total eclipse of the Sun
This morning we had a partial 85% - 95% eclipse of the Sun. Up in the far northern isles of Scotland they witnessed 100%. If you've never seen an
eclipse from England before, it's a phenomena where by a blanket of cloud obscures the Sun and it gets really dark really quickly.
I went indoors and watched it live on TV.
9:30am this morning. Dark (ish). Would have made a good buggy video if the skies had been clear, but not to worry. The next one will occur in 2090.
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Ah but here in the midlands we had clear skies and a pin hole camera, all the birds (feathered!) started to roost as it got darker
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Quote: Originally posted by bigE123  | | Ah but here in the midlands we had clear skies and a pin hole camera, all the birds (feathered!) started to roost as it got darker |
Yeah I saw that. Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain were hosting at Jodrell Bank and they had pretty clear skies, everyone but the SE it seems. 
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| Quote: Originally posted by RedSky | | If you've never seen an eclipse from England before, it's a phenomena where by a blanket of cloud obscures the Sun and it gets really dark really
quickly. |
So, what you're saying is that it's a daily event?
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| Quote: Originally posted by hiaguy | | Quote: Originally posted by RedSky | | If you've never seen an eclipse from England before, it's a phenomena where by a blanket of cloud obscures the Sun and it gets really dark really
quickly. |
So, what you're saying is that it's a daily event? |
Ha! :D
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