Solar Eclipse watching..

[T4tomo]

I quite like the fact that nature goes spookily quiet as the eclipse hits is maximum coverage.

I shall be out with a colander and piece of paper

 

[T4tomo]

I'll look out of bedroom window. The sun sets over the sea so a perfect view.

You're clearly not in Grimsby!

 

[wheresthetorch]

be out with a colander

Don't strain your eyes!

 

[Stevo 666]

Better remember to fit my bike lights when I go for a ride tomorrow evening!

 

[MontyVeda]

I'm fascinated by astronomy, watch several online astronomy feeds, have a good telescope, even done degree vourses in astronomy but find I can't get excited about eclipses.
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Have you ever experienced a total eclipse?

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Have you ever experienced a total eclipse?

Yes.

 

[MontyVeda]

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I went to Normandy to see the total eclipse in the 90s (1999?). It was cloudy
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I was near Dieppe, the clouds cleared about 20 minutes before totality

 

[MontyVeda]

Yes.

what was wrong with it?

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

what was wrong with it?

Why do you think there was anything wrong? I just said I don't find them particularly interesting. There are vast numbers of amazing objects in the (night) sky and I personally don't find two happening to align particularly amazing.

 

[MontyVeda]

Why do you think there was anything wrong? I just said I don't find them particularly interesting. There are vast numbers of amazing objects in the (night) sky and I personally don't find two happening to align particularly amazing.

There are. For an astronomy enthusiast such as yourself I find it rather odd that seeing the sun's corona isn't one of them.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

There are. For an astronomy enthusiast such as yourself I find it rather odd that seeing the sun's corona isn't one of them.

Different people have different interests. Personally my fascination is more deep space than solar system.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yes, will be all set up with telescope and Herschel wedge. And then the Perseid meteor shower once the sun has set. Should be a great evening.

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A telescope on your handlebars? 😆

 

[johnnyb47]

I've just had a mad dash around town in the vein hope of buying some of those special glasses to view the eclipse.
Not one shop had any.A few local shop owners said they where kicking themselves losing out as they had been approached by hundreds of customers asking for them.
Another shop suggested reading glasses to me 🤣🤣(I thought what planet are you on today)
Tomorrow I will be nipping over to the far West coast of Wales looking out to sea to watch it pass with my dad

 

[Hover Fly]

I just want to see a full one - I've seen a couple of partials.

I don't give two hoots and a holler if Astronomy types find it boring. 🙄

I was going to go to Spain to see this one, but, alas.

Maybe next year's instead.

We’re already planning to go to Gibraltar next year, totality being a lot longer being one reason.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

We’re already planning to go to Gibraltar next year, totality being a lot longer being one reason.

I also did vaguely think of Greenland, but never mind.