Partial Eclipse 25/10/2022

[kevenh]

I’m hoping for a decent pic this morning of

Solar eclipse to take place in the UK - CBBC Newsround

It could be an exciting morning on Tuesday as a rare partial solar eclipse is set to take place across the UK. Find out more here!

www.bbc.co.uk

Got lots of cloud in West Berks tho

 

[kevenh]

Don’t give up. It’s happening for most of this morning. yy

 

[RedFrame]

Almost clear skies in Chester/North Wales..

 

[Fontie]

Black dots floating around my eyes now trying to look at it lol

 

[Two on Tour]

Just used old pair of solar eclipse sunglasses from the 1999 eclipse in front of the lens of my Lumix TZ90 compact to get a photo of the eclipse.

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[Revolvor]

kevenh - Thanks for the post. Good view of it in North Wiltshire.

Coincidentally, just yesterday , while doing a sort out, I found a bag containing 4 pairs of solar eclipse glasses that we bought in 1999, when we saw the Total Eclipse from a cliff-top campsite in South Devon.

 

[Revolvor]

Just used old pair of solar eclipse sunglasses from the 1999 eclipse in front of the lens of my Lumix TZ90 compact to get a photo of the eclipse.

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Nice to know I'm not the only one who doesn't throw things away!

 

[Ejaydee]

100% cloud cover here (west Cornwall)

 

[TinaLes]

Bloody Hell! Has Apple taken over the actions of The Sun now?

 

[Two on Tour]

kevenh - Thanks for the post. Good view of it in North Wiltshire.

Coincidentally, just yesterday , while doing a sort out, I found a bag containing 4 pairs of solar eclipse glasses that we bought in 1999, when we saw the Total Eclipse from a cliff-top campsite in South Devon.

We travelled to Reims on a coach trip to see the 1999 eclipse. Cloudy when we arrived but the clouds parted for about 5 minutes at totality and that was the last the sun was seen for the rest of the day.

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[kevenh]

I persevered. Did some visual viewing - even dragged mrskevenh out to see the eclipse and sunspots (small sunspots).
Then remembered that I need to set aside time to practice using an iphone with my scope. Instead of always realising I’m no good at it when needed for real.
My fave from lots of poor efforts: -

Sunspot #3131 top, #3126 bottom near the blob that’ll be some artefact I’ve introduced. My image is flipped by the scope and 45deg eyepiece attachment.

 

[monzer]

Not as good as those but this is mine with my Samsung through 2 welding lenses.... Practice makes perfect 'n all that. When's the next one?

 

[kevenh]

When's the next one?

UK based?
From Wikipedia:

8 April 2024

• A partial eclipse may be visible from parts of Britain just before sunset

 

[TerryL]

Got a perfectly good view using the old pin-hole camera trick. Pierce a piece of card with a hatpin and angle it flat towards the sun. Place a piece of white paper behind it and move to focus onto the white paper.
Simples.
But of course it's finished now..............

 

[Spriddler]

Pierce a piece of card with a hatpin

Hatpin? How quaint.

Didn't notice anything here in Sussex but it has been cloudy with frequent heavy showers all morning.

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[Two on Tour]

When's the next one?

We are already planning Northern Spain in August 2026 for the total eclipse.

 

[kevenh]

Didn't notice anything here in Sussex but it has been cloudy with frequent heavy showers all morning.

In the UK we wouldn’t notice any reduction in sun light. It was only a partial eclipse and worse, we were on the edge of it’s viewing range.