The Eclipse

If you've missed the 2 minute eclipse in the USA fly to the UK where the sun doesn't make an appearance for the entire months of June July and August

Or go to Iceland for the opposite, where the sun stays in the sky all summer! Circadian rhythms are for the weak!

we in the UK must be the only country that when the sun comes out it is featured on the news and newspapers report it lol!

weve had a decent summer in nottingham so far cant complain

I mean I was at one of the key cities. . .

But. . . it was cloudy. . . so. . .

#ThatFeelingWhenYouRealizeTheWeatherRuinedYourOnce-in-100-Years-Experience

This is how I watched the eclipse. Does blackhatworld seem more black now?

This is what I got with a cell phone at the 91% eclipse area

I know you dont wear sunglasses in UK during true eclipse, but do you need a flashligth as well?

I posted this in the other thread, but here were my results:

We were at 90% totality where I am. It was super cloudy all morning and most of the afternoon, with intermittent heavy rains. The peak was supposed to be about 2:45pm, so at around 2:15pm I left my desk and got into my car and drove to the parking lot of an abandoned mall and set up my gear (my Mom's old DSLR camera with a UV filter and a tripod). Cloud cover was making it to where you couldn't see much of anything. Then, all of a sudden it started getting a little darker, and for about fifteen seconds, the clouds parted.

Right before the clouds made a gap:



Gap in the clouds right at the 90% mark:



I wasn't joking about the tiny gap:

lancis said:

I know you dont wear sunglasses in UK during true eclipse, but do you need a flashligth as well?

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lmao this must be fake

Sherbert Hoover said:

I posted this in the other thread, but here were my results:

We were at 90% totality where I am. It was super cloudy all morning and most of the afternoon, with intermittent heavy rains. The peak was supposed to be about 2:45pm, so at around 2:15pm I left my desk and got into my car and drove to the parking lot of an abandoned mall and set up my gear (my Mom's old DSLR camera with a UV filter and a tripod). Cloud cover was making it to where you couldn't see much of anything. Then, all of a sudden it started getting a little darker, and for about fifteen seconds, the clouds parted.

Right before the clouds made a gap:

Gap in the clouds right at the 90% mark:

I wasn't joking about the tiny gap:

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THESE PICS ARE SO GOOD U COULD SELL THEM ON SHUTTERSHOCK

JV1999 said:

THESE PICS ARE SO GOOD U COULD SELL THEM ON SHUTTERSHOCK

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On it!

Edit: Thanks for the free pics

Edit #2: Yes, I'm joking

jumbug said:

On it!

Edit: Thanks for the free pics

Edit #2: Yes, I'm joking

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This is how it works in the United Kingdom when the sun comes out........


Day 1: Major news, all tv stations report and newspapers clear their front pages

Day 2: Government warn elderly and vulnerable to stay inside

Day 3: Water companies warn of water shortages

Day 4: Hosepipe ban

Day 5: Bottled water buying frenzy

Day 6 : Bottled water appears on Ebay at £10 a bottle - National outrage at profiteering

Day 7 : Parliament recalled

Prime minister makes a statement outside of number 10 about a yellow thing in the sky

Roads closed due to tarmac melting

Hospitals overwhelmed because people still insist on going jogging and playing football

Companies announce profit warnings because they stocked up on thermal underwear instead of shorts and t-shirts

How we Brits love our summer

I enjoyed the british summer this year, sat in the garden for the whole afternoon of it, can't wait for next years fingers crossed it happens on my day off.

blogzandstuff said:

This is how it works in the United Kingdom when the sun comes out........


Day 1: Major news, all tv stations report and newspapers clear their front pages

Day 2: Government warn elderly and vulnerable to stay inside

Day 3: Water companies warn of water shortages

Day 4: Hosepipe ban

Day 5: Bottled water buying frenzy

Day 6 : Bottled water appears on Ebay at £10 a bottle - National outrage at profiteering

Day 7 : Parliament recalled

Prime minister makes a statement outside of number 10 about a yellow thing in the sky

Roads closed due to tarmac melting

Hospitals overwhelmed because people still insist on going jogging and playing football

Companies announce profit warnings because they stocked up on thermal underwear instead of shorts and t-shirts

How we Brits love our summer

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Can second that! Terrible British weather haha

No fun when you need to do things, like SEO in the garden

NFPHosting said:

Can second that! Terrible British weather haha

No fun when you need to do things, like SEO in the garden

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maybe there an earner in it, any JV's for waterproof laptops?