Astronomy / Space 2015 March 20th Eclipse

Munial

Munial
Partial Eclipse? Pah - I saw 10 before breakfast

I look at the people outside staring up at the completely cloud covered sky and I laugh up my sleeve - even if it was visible, I would (probably) be doing the same - I cant help but think of Roy Batty and his "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.." speech - which is of course silly because all I've seen is a game generated simulation of the most spectacular astronomical views. Still, its testament to the magnificent effectiveness of what FD have created - I wonder if Brian Cox et al are enjoying Elite, because they should be!
 

Riedquat

Riedquat
I would imagine that Brian Cox would get very annoyed when things are quite how they are supposed to be, I get that impression from him after seeing him on live TV.

Saying that, he would be great as a narrator for an Elite exploration video.
 
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jabokai

jabokai
Typical Aberdeen, a seagull gets in the way -

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Forgive the fuzzy pic (phone) and it wasn't really that dark, had to reduce the exposure to get anything at all. We did have clear skies a bit before it peaked and it was quite cool. :)
 

Zenith

Zenith
I couldn't have asked for better conditions!
Bright enough to cast shadows, but enough high cloud to reduce the Sun's brightness to take images.

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Cmdr Sharky

Cmdr Sharky
I made a pinhole projector by cutting a small round hole in the back of a cardboard box and flipping a white table on its side as a screen. Turns out I didn't need to cut the hole, as there was a gap in the corner of the box that projected just as good an image as the hole that I cut! Sky was mostly clear here in Birmingham, just a thin cloud layer. Solar radiation causes cloud formation. Therefore when the sun is blocked out, clouds are less likely to form, and more likely to evaporate, so the eclipse makes its own viewing hole in the clouds as it passes over. Pretty nice of it really!
 
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Enride

Enride
I watched the whole thing, my first eclipse ever and Im so happy I caught it!
Where i live, northern sweden, we had slightly above 80% of the sun covered but with a clear sky the whole thing had to be observed through safety screen.
It was a very noticable fading light and increased coldness for a short while in the middle though, ive been walking around the entire day with a stupid grin :)

Amazing!
 
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