Catching The Eclipse
I missed out on the last opportunity to witness a solar eclipse in the UK, so I have been awaiting today's 98% partial eclipse with much anticipation. I had planned ahead and purchased my solar eclipse glasses well in advance, to avoid disappointment, so it was just typical that the British skies were overcast this morning. However, I was not going to give up so easily and so after a quick check of local weather forecasts, I jumped in the car with my family and we headed about 20 miles north of where we live in hope of clearer skies. It would seem luck was obviously with us today, because just before the peak of the eclipse at 09:25, the clouds started to break up and we caught a wonderful glimpse of the sun through a gap - a crescent slither of light in the sky. It was possible to get a couple of photographs between the clouds, but the heavy overcast sky somewhat reduced the overall effect of the eclipse - the sky did not darken as much as I had expected, for instance. However, these events don't happen very often in the UK, so I was pleased I was able to take my family to witness it live on this occasion.
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| Partial Solar Eclipse - 20 Mar 2015 |
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