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astrogeorge
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 Posted: Jul 31 12:42 Post subject: Partial Solar Eclipse On the 1st August (Tomorrow) |
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Hi everyone,
Sorry I've not been at the last 2 meeting been tied up with other things. Anyway just thought I would remind everyone about tomorrows Solar eclipse, it will be a partial eclipse for us but still worth seeing (weather permitting). The eclipse starts at around 9.30am and lasts until just after 11am, should be around 40% of the suns surface eclipsed so view with severe precaution, i would recommend using mylar eclipse glasses. This will be the last eclipse visible from the UK until 4th January 2011 so lets hope we get clear skies.
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seabay
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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Location: Seaford, East Sussex
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Hope you guys get a decent view of the eclipse - especially as you'll get so much more of the solar disc obscured than we will down here! Our weather is looking patchy - skies should be completely clear, but not until after the event - well, that's never happened before (irony!).
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Solar B
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
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Location: Dalgety Bay
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| Posted: Jul 31 20:59 Post subject: |
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Im going round to Petes tomorrow morning with a PST to have a look
But looking at how bad the weather is tonight im not holding my breath.
Hope Paul & Kirsty manage to see the Whole Event.
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seabay
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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Location: Seaford, East Sussex
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So there I was, sheltering under my umbrella, hiding from a sudden downpour, and clutching my borrowed eclipse viewer . . . . !
Pretty poor conditions down here, but for those of us who went up to Foredown Tower (home of our local camera obscura - oh yes!), it was worth the trip as we did manage to see glimpses of the partially eclipsed sun between the clouds.
Quite a few people attended, although that did mean a lot of standing around, interspersed by several sudden stampedes for the Coronado PST and the projection box!
Hope you guys had a better view, and fingers X'd for the partial lunar on 16th Aug.
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Cosmic
Joined: 12 Jun 2008
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Location: Dunfermline
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| Posted: Aug 02 11:46 Post subject: Solar Eclipse |
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Not a sausage from where i was 
However, I am pleased to say there was a partial eclipse of my Big Mac as I was raising My large Choco milk shake to my mouth 
Still not to worry it's not so long to 2011 -sigh-
cosmic
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seabay
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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Location: Seaford, East Sussex
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Weather continues to be hopeless down here too! Last night was the East Sussex Astronomical Society's annual "summer" (!) BBQ and loads of 'scopes were on hand, including a Meade LX90 - all we got was some cracking views of some leaves and a lot of clouds!
We didn't even think of doing burger eclipses - a missed opportunity, and one to bear in mind for next year!
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