Solar eclipse to plunge Britain into darkness - March 20th

[arknor]

Any daily rags bundling in a solar filter today?

probably not.
I think the sky at night mag comes with a pair but its a fiver

 

[Ryan-3]

Daily Fail headline: "Solar eclipse made me blind!"

"How can it when it's obscured by the moon?!"

Certainly will be something that stupid on their front page.

 

[Glaucus]

so basically wales is cloud free.

 

[Zogger]

Daily Fail headline: "Solar eclipse gave me cancer!"

Fixed...

 

[Diddums]

Daily Fail headline: "Solar eclipse made me blind!"

In other news, Labour has condemned Friday's planned solar eclipse and promised that, if elected, they would freeze solar eclipses until 2018.

 

[Glaucus]

I just cannot belive some schools aren't going to observe it. Let me guess that it's due to health and safety.
If I was my work colleague I would pull my son out of school, as he's at one which isn't going to do anything with it.

 

[Jacksonn]

I love this country sometimes! "School kids are going to be forced to stay inside and watch a live stream on TV!" Oh lord!

 

[FARGO]

Anyone noticed if the supermarkets are selling the glasses? I'm popping in to town soon to find some.

 

[doofer]

Why can't it happen in the afternoon when all the sensible people are awake to see it?

 

[DJMK4]

I dont think I have the glasses

Ill just wreck my vision

 

[NexusK]

Why can't it happen in the afternoon when all the sensible people are awake to see it?

So you're saying sensible people don't wake up until after 10.45am?

 

[Jacksonn]

Anyone noticed if the supermarkets are selling the glasses? I'm popping in to town soon to find some.

If you really want some i believe some papers are giving them away today.

 

[Unicorn]

Cloud free zone Will i be awake is the real question

 

[shadow_boxer]

No worries about clouds here. By 9.30 I'll be somewhere over English Channel or Northern France at 35,000 ft. Hopefully we'll see something.

 

[ebilcake]

Other than being ripped off online, is there anywhere we can get these "eclipse glasses"?

I have a welding mask but that might be a bit weird and I don't want to carry that around.

 

[Glaucus]

Oh man I didn't think of that. Will welding mask be fine? To dark? To light?

 

[MookJong]

Oh man I didn't think of that. Will welding mask be fine? To dark? To light?

I used a welding mask in 99 and still have my sight, however I am no authority on this and there could be different grades of mask.

Be safe...

 

[Maccapacca]

I'm okay

 

[StriderX]

Just get magnifying glasses, what could go wrong

 

[ebilcake]

Oh man I didn't think of that. Will welding mask be fine? To dark? To light?

Depends, if it's shade 14 it should be fine and they are pretty common.

Check before you use.

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