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El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

Eclipse

Is everyone .. in north Europe .. ready for a almost total eclipse of the sun tomorrow morning ..??
cameras ready ...

my location will give me a 93% eclipse at about 09:24..
starts at 8:30 and lasts about 2 hours.....

we could have some reports from European members here ....

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 18:15:48

Sr. Martins

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RE: Eclipse (in reply to El Kiko)

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segundo os especialistas irá acontecer entre as 07:59:08 e as 10:08:04

Awesome... I'll be inside a classroom from 8h00 to 9h40

Anyways, they say it's better seen in the north and Azores. I remember something similar about 15 years ago and we had special filters to look at it in the street.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 18:23:30

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Eclipse (in reply to Sr. Martins)

I have some ND filters ready but I think it's going to be cloudy

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 20:40:38

El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

RE: Eclipse (in reply to Escribano)

yes i thought you might have some filters .. its on for 2 hours though ,, your bound to get a break ... strange light and maybe shadows .. interesting for anyone into photography

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 22:23:37

FredGuitarraOle

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From: Lisboa, Portugal

RE: Eclipse (in reply to El Kiko)

If it was on the afternoon I would watch it but I have to sleep all morning

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ORIGINAL: Sr. Martins

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segundo os especialistas irá acontecer entre as 07:59:08 e as 10:08:04

Awesome... I'll be inside a classroom from 8h00 to 9h40

Amanhã diz o que foi pior, a aula ou os 28 minutos de extrema emoção a olhar para o Sol

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 22:37:33

Sr. Martins

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RE: Eclipse (in reply to FredGuitarraOle)

A aula é sempre fixe, é a única que tenho e estou a gostar da matéria.

Acordar verdadeiramente é que só acontece depois do almoço, portanto não estarei com as minhas capacidades em pleno para andar por aí de olhos abertos, muito menos para os espetar no sol.

Amanhã devíamos era montar uma banquinha de rua e vender Voltaren para as dores de pescoço.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 22:46:02

FredGuitarraOle

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From: Lisboa, Portugal

RE: Eclipse (in reply to Sr. Martins)

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Amanhã devíamos era montar uma banquinha de rua e vender Voltaren para as dores de pescoço.

Olha isso sim, é uma boa ideia. Mas só depois das duas da tarde porque eu só tomo o pequeno almoço lá para as 13h

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 19 2015 22:54:47

Richard Jernigan

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From: Austin, Texas USA

RE: Eclipse (in reply to El Kiko)

In July, 1991 there was a near total eclipse in Honolulu. I was in a hotel, on my way to Kwajalein--ill prepared, no filters.

So I pulled the cardboard out of a laundered shirt, made a pinhole with one of the pins in the shirt, and projected the image onto a piece of hotel white stationery. Worked pretty well.

Do they still fold shirts onto cardboard at the laundry? Do they still put stationery in hotel rooms? Do people still write on paper?

RNJ

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 20 2015 0:13:00

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Eclipse (in reply to El Kiko)

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yes i thought you might have some filters .. its on for 2 hours though ,, your bound to get a break ... strange light and maybe shadows .. interesting for anyone into photography

It was rubbish on the East Coast, were I was working. Thick cloud.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 21 2015 9:15:45

El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

RE: Eclipse (in reply to Escribano)

yes actually a bit of a dissapointment .. it did get dark ok but was misty .. although i did see the very last bit as it was clearing ....

however the best image I got of it was what my kid drew for me ....

here is my pic of the week for you ...
who needs expensive cameras .....