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Aunty Post
20 Mar 15 11:20
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Supposed to happen between 08:30 and 10:00.

Been sat outside with my 20 -150 x 70 binocs,since 08:30, and not a chuffing sign of it!
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Report Aunty Post March 20, 2015 10:27 AM GMT
Sorry, didn't spot the other thread as I was outside.

Didn't even see the gloom as it never got any worse than if a whisp of cloud was covering.

They were talking about a surge in power demand that might be difficult to balance.
Report padlock March 20, 2015 10:34 AM GMT
Missed it ,just woke up at 9.50am Plain
Report Ken Masters March 20, 2015 10:42 AM GMT
Worst eclipse ever. Only 70 odd years 'til the next one though so there's always that to look forward to.
Report Platini March 20, 2015 11:01 AM GMT
you missed nowt. Nothing happened. Absolute non-event it was.
Report xmoneyx March 20, 2015 11:33 AM GMT
passengers paid £1000,s to go to faroe islands

saw foook allExcited
Report Platini March 20, 2015 12:10 PM GMT
LaughLaughLaugh
Report Makybe_Diva March 20, 2015 1:13 PM GMT
I couldn't agree more, Aunty.

We had good weather conditions too, but I hardly noticed any difference in the light.

As for confusing the wildlife... the squirrels were happily nibbling their nuts on the lawn as I went past them to go out.

I don't think they had noticed anything different, either.

As I had expected, it was completely underwhelming.
Report Makybe_Diva March 20, 2015 1:14 PM GMT
Money! Laugh
Report Dr Crippen March 20, 2015 2:15 PM GMT
Clear sky round our way.
All I could see was a bit of black on the edge of the sun.
Report Aunty Post March 20, 2015 3:12 PM GMT
You should know better Dr!

No way can you see a bit of black by looking straight at it, or did you make your own "Camera Obscura" like I did on the last partial eclipse.

It was a crude affair that I made, whilst in the car between calls, but it did the job.

Even though it was a partial, it was vastly more impressive than this none event. Witness the fact that people had their headlights on!
Report Jack Hacksaw March 20, 2015 3:27 PM GMT
What eclipse! +1

West Midlands
Report kincsem March 20, 2015 4:04 PM GMT
I forgot it was today.  I was walking to the local shopping centre and it got a bit dark.  I saw dark clouds and thought "rain coming".  Some guy took a photograph of the dark clouds.
Report naydam March 20, 2015 4:26 PM GMT
Hmmm. I see that the phenomenon of two huge pieces of rock falling into a precise alignment is lost upon some of us.
To me, it is a reminder of the fact that we are all existing on a rather large piece of debris whose passage through space is decided by forces that we cannot hope to match.
The eclipse was, as ever, only partial in most parts of the world. If that was not the case we would never see the Sun's corona.
As for those who complain about the lack of darkness...I can only suggest that you stick to going out at night and just imagine and eclipse!
Report Platini March 20, 2015 4:50 PM GMT
I would be far far more impressed by the aurora borealis. There was one a few days ago I hear. Never seen it tho.
Report Mikael D'Haguenet March 20, 2015 4:52 PM GMT
Total eclipses occur every 18 months or so. Bog standard eclipses happen about 2.5 times a year. None of them as w@nk as this morning's, I'll wager!
Report Coachbuster March 20, 2015 5:20 PM GMT
Aunty - there is already an eclipse thread you attention seeking fooker   - you didn't have to start a new one Laugh
Report Aunty Post March 20, 2015 5:50 PM GMT
there is already an eclipse thread

Please have the decency, and courtesy to read back!!!
Report Coachbuster March 20, 2015 6:47 PM GMT
I will do  Happy


you're a good guy AP,one of the best  -one of the very best
Report xmoneyx March 20, 2015 6:58 PM GMT
Kay Burley ‏@KayBurley  · 53m53 minutes ago 
My chickens totally discombobulated by #eclipse2015. They're all in bed already!


Crazy
Report Aunty Post March 21, 2015 2:45 PM GMT
Thanks Coach....God knows I try to be....Blush
Report mememe March 21, 2015 2:50 PM GMT
Apparently breathtaking event, birds stopped singing, temp dropped, went dark.  Even straight A students became worried.

Did it fook.  I was playing golf in West Midlands and at 9:30 light went a bit dull, birds kept singing and I kept missing easy putts.
What a lot of stupid hype from press and BBC.

Any straight A sudents caught up in the eclipse will receive counselling, according to BBC web-site.
Report Jayco March 21, 2015 10:01 PM GMT
There was without doubt a drop in temp
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