Solar Eclipse: Friday 20th March

[Cleoriff]

A spectacular event is occuring on Friday 20th March 2015

The UK will experience a near-total solar eclipse which is due to block out the light of the sun in Britain, leaving parts of the UK shrouded in 99% darkness on Friday.

Although total eclipses can be seen somewhere on Earth every year or so, they are rarely seen in Europe. The eclipse this week,  will be the first in Britain in this century.

It will start approximately 8am on Friday morning.....

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/solar-eclipse-2015-where-watch-uk-what-time-see-moon-block-out-sun-1492116

Many events to celebrate this event are due to take place acoss the UK...

Also many warnings being issued re protecting eyesight ....

[Cleoriff]

Brilliant load of pictures @viridis  I dunno how you do it (and you needn't say "with a phone")

Thanks a lot. I was working hard in 1999 and never experienced that one.

[viridis]

Yeah, I think I caught solar flares. Ran the image through some adjustments and happy with the end result. 

[Beenherebefore]

Strange that even now it's warmer and brighter that there is still a distinct lack of bird activity around here.

[Cleoriff]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:

Strange that even now it's warmer and brighter that there is still a distinct lack of bird activity around here.

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Just got back to this now...and pleased that all birdsong appears to have resumed. My cats are still laying quite still.... for them....(they didn't like it one bit)

[MI5]

It was a bit cloudy for me.....

[jonsie]

Bring on the next one....

[Cleoriff]

Edited by me...as I have now been informed it was a fake picture...

[jonsie]

Poof!....there it was... gone....just like the eclipse itself

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

Poof!....there it was... gone....just like the eclipse itself

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Can't stand people who BS if honest...(Not about things like that anyway)...I mean what's the point??

[Cleoriff]

This one IS genuine...taken by my daughter in law who is a teacher... She took it whilst watching with the pupils...:smileytongue:  So no BS from her....

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