partial eclipse today

[kernowyon]

today there is a partial eclipse of the sun, gets better the further north you are but should be visible across the country.

remember don't look directly at it, use a pinhole camera etc

Eclipse To Blot Out Part Of Sun - Yahoo! News UK

[Headfry]

Goody, love this sort of thing! thanks for the heads up kernowyon!

[Rhona]

Yeah but. What if you only just found out about the eclipse, realised that it was happening RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT; didn't have special glasses/pinhole comera (or indeed didn't really know what one is); went outside and despite everything you knew, and being an otherwise fairly sensible person, you just stared directly at the sun and now your eyes are all achey with horrible afterburn in your vision? And obviously you couldn't see a thing. Then what? I mean, if someone is going to be that stupid, they don't deserve help, do they?

Just off to rest my poor eyes.

[nilling]

Too cloudy up north to notice anything

[di]

Yeah but. What if you only just found out about the eclipse, realised that it was happening RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT; didn't have special glasses/pinhole comera (or indeed didn't really know what one is); went outside and despite everything you knew, and being an otherwise fairly sensible person, you just stared directly at the sun and now your eyes are all achey with horrible afterburn in your vision? And obviously you couldn't see a thing. Then what? I mean, if someone is going to be that stupid, they don't deserve help, do they?

Just off to rest my poor eyes.

And what would be even more stupid would be for someone to read your post & go outside just to have a really quick peek!!

[SlugLobber]

and what would be even more stupid would be for someone to read your post & go outside just to have a really quick peek!!

:d :d :d :d :d

[SlugLobber]

Ok I give up. Summat wrong with me smilies, but you get the idea!!

[di]

Ok I give up. Summat wrong with me smilies, but you get the idea!!

I'll go look it up on the abbrv's thread!!
I was quite responsible & didn't let the kiddies come out with me!~& it was only a tiny peek!

[Rhona]

:d :d :d :d :d

I thought we were playing name that tune

[HeyWayne]

I thought we were playing name that tune

That or a newsflash!

If I shut one eye - does that count as a partial eclipse?

[di]

That or a newsflash!

If I shut one eye - does that count as a partial eclipse?

Just as long as you know you'll only be able to see out of the other eye for the next hour or so!

[marigold007]

oops. Is that why everything seems so dark now?

[Kristen]

InterWeb was down this morning because "router killed by lightning strike" Blast! Would have been fun for the kids to see.

Easiest way to make a pin hole camera is to use binoculars held in front of a white sheet of paper. A bit of "angling-about" to get them lined up with the sun, and moving paper towards-away-from the paper, and Bob's your uncle.

Try not to set fire to the paper!

[SarzWix]

Didn't get to see owt All ready for it, and then the thickest, dirtiest black cloud arrived & started pouring rain down on us... Gah!

[Capsid]

There is a partial lunar eclipse on August 16th starting at 2035. It's bound to be cloudy though