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Partial solar eclipse tomorrow.

Heres hoping for fine weather and clear skies tomorrow. Here in the Highlands of Scotland, we can expect a 95% eclipse at 9:35am.


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suffolknan
20th Mar 2015 14:39:06
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I had very misty sky here this am and saw nothing in person except on TV. Now the sky is cloudfree and beautifully blue. It will be interesting to see whether my grandson was told anything about it at school this morning.
serenitywoman
4th Aug 2016 18:12:30 (Last activity: 4th Aug 2016 18:56:06)
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I have seen the red moon, starting off very low and blood red as it rises it turned pink peach to cream and usual colour , reading up about the red moon, I think in some religions it meant something evil, though I didn't see any difference ... but it was amazing to see am so glad I didn't miss it
Response from KEITH_WL made on 4th Aug 2016 18:56:06
Once in my youth I saw a blue moon! The explanation offered was that it was due to smoke from forest fires in Canada in the upper atmosphere.
suffolknan
1st Apr 2015 00:57:35
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I hope that the winds have ended with March! I was awakened at 4am this morning by the howling wind! So now April is here and hopefully some gentle showers and some good gardening weather.
Goldfynche Original Poster
31st Mar 2015 10:30:37
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Rather strange outside here this morning. Gales AND snow!
suffolknan
30th Mar 2015 21:57:15
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I would love to see that!
Saw something surprising yesterday during an incredible wind storm......my grandson's trampoline, which is one of those enormous things surrounded by netting, was somersaulting across the garden. It came to rest against the fence long enough for my son and I to grab it. I had quite a job to hold it while he anchored it with a wheelbarrow of hardcore which luckily was sitting nearby! I think the family thought I was mad as I went rushing downstairs shouting "the bouncy thing!" (I couldn't think of the word trampoline). What a coincidence that I happened to look out of the window at the precise moment that it took off!!
Goldfynche Original Poster
27th Mar 2015 13:08:53
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Not yet. I've missed a few opportunities though.
Up here in the summertime. I've still seen a glow in the western sky at 1:30 in the morning!
suffolknan
23rd Mar 2015 17:44:00
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I have never seen such a thing. How amazing. Have you seen the northern lights?
Goldfynche Original Poster
22nd Mar 2015 09:28:23
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Thats a shame. They seemed to make a big thing of it on tv at some schools.

BTW. Yesterday when I was out shopping in Stirling. There was a huge rainbow ring around the sun. Seen that on several occasions.
suffolknan
22nd Mar 2015 00:12:53
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No mention of the eclipse at John's school. A missed opportunity I think.
Goldfynche Original Poster
20th Mar 2015 15:07:55
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It went eerily dim here, towards the end. But soon brightened up again afterwards.
Goldfynche Original Poster
20th Mar 2015 08:45:37
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Looking good! Clear skies atm. A small chunk of the sun has gone, already.

BTW. I'm viewing it through 4 layers of old film negatives. A technique I've used before, with no problems.

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