whart57 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Typical. I'd made myself a pinhole projector with which to view the eclipse earlier in the week and then woke this morning to the thickest cloud cover of the week. Yesterday was absolutely cloudless in Sussex, even more so than recent years since there are hardly any planes leaving vapour trails. However not all was lost. At around 11am the cloud cover thinned a little and the sun was visible, suitably muted by the clouds, and the chunk taken out of it by the moon's shadow was quite impressive. One could almost say awe-inspiring, and that's to a modern human who understands the solar system and how it works. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) 8/8 cloud here. As Baz puts it PAH! Edited June 10, 2021 by laurenceb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I did indeed - through the ship's sextant with ALL the smoked glass filters in use. We had had some thin high cloud up until the eclipse started; that quickly burnt off. (I'm presently off the Dutch coast, bound for Antwerp from Norway). The last one I saw, also a partial eclipse, was in early 2016, off Singapore. That one was a naked eye jobbie, thanks to some nice thin clouds Always nice to see these things. Mark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 Not a hope here, it was very murky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 Having working in buildings with no windows for the last 46 years... No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I saw it very briefly around 11.45 when the cloud thinned out a bit, then it was gone. A small bite out of the sun, maybe 20%. I have a pair of eclipse specs left over from 2016 (?). I seem to think there is a much better partial coming up in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I don't know how it went in Blackpool this morning, but there is a local guy who posts Youtube vlogs who was going to upload a video. I've just checked but he hasn't uploaded yet. 'A Walk On the Wild Side' is his username, they are usually worth a look if you are interested in Blackpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) The one 22 years ago was better...... (Diamond ring effect) (Solar flares visible in Totality) ...even if I was amazed that the slides came out better than expected! Edited June 10, 2021 by Johann Marsbar Typo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 The Dark side of the Moon wasn't visible here. Obscurred by Clouds I had a momentary lapse of reason and thought I could wait to see if it lifted, but Time is Money and all that and I had to get on with my chores. . 1 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2021 Not the best photo ever but it’s my photo of the eclipse through the clouds. Andi 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 No chance. Fog descended over Brighton and I was to busy driving a Class 387 up and down a siding anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 Can't say I noticed anything. Only 20% eclipse in the London area, I was busy aboard a train and the cloud cover was variable but around 6/8. 20% isn't enough to perceptibly alter the daylight level in those conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 We had some nice illuminated clouds that were hanging around to save our eyesight. They bu@@ered off once the eclipse was over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir TophamHatt Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I was outside but as someone said on the radio yesterday, I just thought there were more clouds than usual. Shame really. I quite enjoy different experiences than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I saw Brigadoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Ron Ron Ron said: The Dark side of the Moon wasn't visible here. Obscurred by Clouds I had a momentary lapse of reason and thought I could wait to see if it lifted, but Time is Money and all that and I had to get on with my chores.. Hey You, it wasn't really an Astronomy Domine was it? Only Echoes of what we've had before. I've got High Hopes that One of These Days we'll see a better one, with Seamus in San Tropez, if we're Fearless. Meanwhile, I'm Learning How To Fly, it makes my feel I'm Coming Back To Life. It'll be A Great Day For Freedom when . Instead of being Marooned or On The Run and having to Run Like Hell. I ned to Breath more, it's giving me Brain Damage. Wish You Were Here Keith 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: I saw Brigadoon I only saw the crescent. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: I only saw the crescent. Yes Keith, there is a joke in there somewhere I'm sure: Gibbo. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 There was an eclipse today?! I was outdoors at the time, most of the day in fact, and until reading this thread had no idea. Dense low cloud and very high humidity, with occasional breaks in cloud cover giving warm sun, that’s my memory of the sky today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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