Solar eclipse to plunge Britain into darkness - March 20th

ChroniC · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:28

Pretty underwhelmed cause of the clouds, not even dark.

Strife212 · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:28

It's too cloudy here, can't see anything. It's not even dark outside either :confused:

Shadowness · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:28

Really cloudy here. Saw a peek in a break in the clouds, that's about it

nitram100 · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:29

Suddenly became very dark here in London, but unfortunately cloud cover is 101%, thickest I have seen in a long time, what a shocker.

Trifid · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:29

Amp34 said:
On a positive note as there don't seem to be any solar glasses available this year we would have trouble looking at it anyway.

I like how the local paper warned everyone not to look directly at the sun this morning...

This is where I think it is located...

Sliver · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:29

Getting dark here in Darlington. I want my mummy :eek:

NexusK · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:30

Not a cloud in the sky up here and getting quite dark now.

Housey · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:31

There was a partial eclipse on the day of my wedding so we had dark wedding photos, bloody gods and there games.

ElliorR · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:31

Totally overcast here with quite thick cloud. Ah well I did see the 1999 one so such is life.

ic1male · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:33

It's actually amazing how bright it still is outside considering 89% of the sun is obscured.

ci_newman · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:34

Trifid said:
I like how the local paper warned everyone not to look directly at the sun this morning...

This is where I think it is located...

That's what the view from my window looks like

Dougsnake · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:34

Break in clouds then followed by strange looks from neighbours as I hold 2 pieces of white card above my head lol

arknor · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:34

ElliorR said:
Totally overcast here with quite thick cloud. Ah well I did see the 1999 one so such is life.

I remember an 80s or 90s one that was proper awesome.

just seems a bit dull and overcast here in newcastle so far

robfosters · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:34

ic1male said:
It's actually amazing how bright it still is outside considering 89% of the sun is obscured.

Still too dark for me. Perpetual night time must be awful.

Cosimo · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:34

On the Svalbard link:

http://live.slooh.com/stadium/live/the-total-solar-eclipse-of-2015

Start of totality: 10:10
End of totality: 10:13

Totality will last up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds

Sliver · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:35

ic1male said:
It's actually amazing how bright it still is outside considering 89% of the sun is obscured.

Yeah, the power of the sun is epic even when mostly blocked out.

ic1male · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:35

A thought for Sir Patrick Moore, please.

Cosimo · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:36

ElliorR said:
Totally overcast here with quite thick cloud. Ah well I did see the 1999 one so such is life.

That one was very good here.

koolpc · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:37

Awesome here in sunny South Wales!! Very good view indeed

SDK^ · 20 Mar 2015 at 09:37

Housey said:
There was a partial eclipse on the day of my wedding so we had dark wedding photos, bloody gods and there games.

Dark photos - really?
A partial eclipse is similar to a cloudy day - I don't remember photographing cloudy weddings and getting dark photos