Solar eclipse to plunge Britain into darkness - March 20th

Pandion · 19 Mar 2015 at 22:25

Well my monday buy of way overpriced eclipse glasses failed to get delivered today (usual places i'd buy from out of stock)

robfosters · 19 Mar 2015 at 22:37

Glaucus said:
Coordinated Universal Time, that at the minute is the same as our clocks, until we change to stupid summer time.

What's stupid about summer time?

Jokester · 19 Mar 2015 at 23:06

RDM said:
I know a few eclipse junkies that use it as an excuse to travel the world.

Yeah they'll be the exception, no one else will have the fore sight to specifically go for it.

Westyfield2 · 19 Mar 2015 at 23:57

I can remember exactly where I was for the 1999 one!

Unfortunately I haven't got any glasses

. Bought both the local rag and the Telegraph today, and neither had glasses in them. I'm sure that last time there were loads of free glasses about?

deltalinx · 20 Mar 2015 at 00:31

So what time is this happening at it's most closing point? I'm south east.

Jopabo · 20 Mar 2015 at 01:48

The moon and the sun will rise together at 06:30ish, maximum eclipse will be around 09:30ish, all over after 10.30ish.

Glaucus · 20 Mar 2015 at 02:19

Jokester said:
You won't likely see another eclipse of this magnitude in your lifetime again, so why not.

Oh man, just go traveling.
I want to see a total eclipse, and there will be one in America in 2017, with greatest eclipse in Kentucky, so might try and get over there.
See if I can coincide with some rocket launches and make a road trip out of it.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html

But unfortunately most happen over sea, even if it passes over land, then you miss the total eclipse like us tomorrow.

NASA has some great maps. In 20 year intervals. In fact that north America one seems to be the only sensible (unless you take to the sea or extreme environments like poles) total eclipse until 2024 in Mexico and 2027 in egypt.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

Danthus · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:10

Goodbye everyone.

Rendog · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:15

And it's completely cloudy... damn you UK weather! Can't see it clearing off in the next couple of hours.

Glaucus · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:17

Yep, total cloud cover here to.

snips86x · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:22

Cloud here!! Ahh well - guess another excuse to do no work is out the window

V F · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:24

OldCoals said:
Goodbye everyone.

You're leaving?

el_dazza · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:28

Total cloud cover here

Cosimo · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:31

Cloud here as well.

V F · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:36

DJMK4 · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:37

Damn the sun is bright, iv tried everything to filter out so it doesnt hurt, I dont have glasses, and im not making one of those pin hole cameras

We have a bit of smog but we can see the sun just fine

ci_newman · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:37

Yep, cloud here too. Mother nature is a cow

V F · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:39

DJMK4 said:
Damn the sun is bright, iv tried everything to filter out so it doesnt hurt, I dont have glasses, and im not making one of those pin hole cameras

We have a bit of smog but we can see the sun just fine

Get a welding mask.

neil_g · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:41

Won't be seeing it down in Bournemouth, overcast as hell here.

Glaucus · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:43

Ah well, just have to watch it on TV, stargazing live starts at 9am on bbc1.