[summer '85]

Here's another download from me this time of the Sky at Night's coverage of the 31st May 2003 annular eclipse which was witnessed from northern Scotland. The next time an annular eclipse is visible from British mainland soil is the 23rd July...2093

[JOKE_SNOW]

Hopefully Patrick will be around to see the 2015 Faeroes Eclipse. The BBC Sky at Night were also on the same 'team' I was with when viewing the 2006 Turkey Eclipse although Patrick couldn't make that one.

Here's a couple of Total/Partial Eclipses within a realistic observing timeframe.

20 March 2015 (Faeroes)
11 August 2018 (North Scotland/Shetland/Orkneys) Partial
10 June 2021 (UK) Partial
25 October 2022 (UK) Partial

[Les]

HI All,
I was based at Durness and it was clouded out during the actual annularity but it suddenly cleared a few minutes after maximum,and was greeted by the Sun in deep eclipse with much cheering along the headland.It looked spectacular low over the sea and was a deep red,I dident even need a filterto image it.Unfortunatly it was pre digital for me then and the image is B&W.It was a odd eclipse ,as it was early morning in late May it was visible from over the pole and was also seen as a large partial in northern Canada when it was still the previous day!

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[summer '85]

JOKE_SNOW, on 18 February 2012 - 14:35, said:

Hopefully Patrick will be around to see the 2015 Faeroes Eclipse.

Sadly I think Patrick's astronomical observing days/nights are over now. I don't think he uses his beloved telescopes anymore. It is notable now on the Sky at Night that he never seen out in the garden with Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel when they are discussing what to see in the night sky.

[Flatlander]

Les, on 20 February 2012 - 13:42, said:

HI All,
I was based at Durness and it was clouded out during the actual annularity but it suddenly cleared a few minutes after maximum,and was greeted by the Sun in deep eclipse with much cheering along the headland.It looked spectacular low over the sea and was a deep red,I dident even need a filterto image it.Unfortunatly it was pre digital for me then and the image is B&W.It was a odd eclipse ,as it was early morning in late May it was visible from over the pole and was also seen as a large partial in northern Canada when it was still the previous day!

I suspect there were a few people from here on the Durness campsite that day...

Was a bit annoyed because we intended to go across to Cape Wrath but didn't make it, and the cliffs there were high enough above the fog to get a clear vew at maximum eclipse. Can't imagine there are many mornings with fog over the N Atlantic like that...

I'll have to dig out the slides.

PS Has anyone got plans for the Faroes (or even Spitzbergen)? Not sure if you can book the ferry that far in advance (or whether it runs in March).

This post has been edited by Tim Prosser: 21 February 2012 - 13:46

[summer '85]

JOKE_SNOW, on 18 February 2012 - 14:35, said:

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Here's a couple of Total/Partial Eclipses within a realistic observing timeframe.

20 March 2015 (Faeroes)
11 August 2018 (North Scotland/Shetland/Orkneys) Partial
10 June 2021 (UK) Partial
25 October 2022 (UK) Partial

Also 21st August 2017, a very small partial from the Saros group that gave the last two total solar eclipses visible from British mainland soil in 1927 and 1999

[Flatlander]

Here's one of my attempts for that day...scanned from a slide, of course.

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[summer '85]

Hard to believe this was 10 years ago
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