Solar eclipse to plunge Britain into darkness - March 20th

[agnes]

Rather underwhelmed to be honest.

I'm sorry mother nature dissapointed you?

 

[Akmeeda]

I had everything set up and the sky was clear up until the moment and then thick dark clouds covered the sun and sky. What a disappointment.

To be honest I doubt whether I would have got a decent image anyway being new to this DSLR malarkey. Still a shame to have missed it though.

Edinburgh.

Woke up, clear skies. 8.30am clear skies. 9am pretty much clear. 9.15am ALMOST COMPLETE CLOUD COVER.

 

[Delvis]

Spoiler

I have no idea how this picture worked. Like, how is there a mini eclipse in the bottom right? And why is it upside down?

Most of my pics are taken through a window and of the reflection of the eclipse rather than the actual sun if that makes sense.....possibly the same thing here? Something off the lense?

 

[arc@css]

Cheers, Cosimo.

 

[Delvis]

Here are mine:

Not half as good as some others here but I'm actually really chuffed with these

Don't laugh....but I could only get a proper picture by sticking a blank CD in front of the lens Annoyingly I'd set the camera up and focus which looked perfect, then when it took the picture it would just be too bright to see anything

 

[Tephnos]

 

[adam98150]

Would have checked it out but since you can't actually look at it, well, yeah . .

Slept in anyway.

 

[Delvis]

We used a couple of blank CDs....Probably be blind tomorrow.

 

[Clarkson]

Didn't really have a chance in birmingham thanks to the smog

 

[Glaucus]

Anyone know if the helium ballon launched that was on indiegogo.

 

[adam98150]

We used a couple of blank CDs....Probably be blind tomorrow.

Yeah apparently you're not supposed to do that.

DO NOT try to observe the eclipse by reflecting the Sun off a mirror, a CD, water in a river or even a puddle. The Sun’s light will still be too strong.

Not risking it to see an eclipse.

 

[Craterloads]

Why can't you looks at it? I've looked at the full sun before without my eyes setting ablaze in their sockets, so how come a half a sun is so dangerous?

And what are the chances of anything happening?

 

[MooMoo444]

Why can't you looks at it? I've looked at the full sun before without my eyes setting ablaze in their sockets, so how come a half a sun is so dangerous?

And what are the chances of anything happening?

Your irises open up more due to the darkened conditions which means your eyes are taking in more sunlight than they usually would, which can be damaging.

 

[adam98150]

Why can't you looks at it? I've looked at the full sun before without my eyes setting ablaze in their sockets, so how come a half a sun is so dangerous?

And what are the chances of anything happening?

Thing is why risk it to see a bloody eclipse for a few seconds? According to the news people have been coming into hospitals with permanent solar burns at the backs of their eyes.

That's my two cents anyway. Don't care what anybody else does.

 

[doofer]

I woke up specially to see this but the ****ing Moon was in the way so I went back to bed.

 

[Glaucus]

Why can't you looks at it? I've looked at the full sun before without my eyes setting ablaze in their sockets, so how come a half a sun is so dangerous?

And what are the chances of anything happening?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/solar-eclipse-2015-looking-sun-5358632

 

[Craterloads]

Well that explains it, thanks

Kind of a shame though, such a unique and amazingly event and can't be viewed in all its glory. Hate watching 3d films bacause of the glasses.

 

[dhallam]

Stuck at work, but did have a look but was very cloudy in our area.

 

[Delvis]

Yeah apparently you're not supposed to do that.

Not risking it to see an eclipse.

BOOM!

Also, couple more:

 

[chroniclard]

1999 eclipse > 2015 eclipse