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Title: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: Telone on March 20, 2015, 09:22:50 AM

Anybody getting a view of this I am in Ballymoney total cloud cover  :'(

Title: Re: Eclipse
Post by: Telone on March 20, 2015, 09:37:04 AM

In the immortal words of the Simpsons "WORST ECLIPSE EVER"  :o

Title: Re: Eclipse
Post by: waylander on March 20, 2015, 09:43:29 AM

Just got a quick peek at it. Technology dept were passing around welding masks.

Title: Re: Eclipse
Post by: bahhumbug on March 20, 2015, 09:49:02 AM

Pretty disappointing like totally!
 
thought it was gonna get really dark. 

Title: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: xlr8r on March 20, 2015, 09:51:09 AM

i thought i started this post...?  ??? anyways.....

Thought i'd take a few snaps since this is the best we will see in our lifetimes...

(..might take a moment for images to appear below)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/aaw4q1ly1ipe733/eclipse1%20%28Medium%29.JPG?dl=0)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/hu1gjx3tczqkpgy/eclipse%20%28Medium%29.JPG?dl=0)

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: casper on March 20, 2015, 10:04:00 AM

Nice one :) Took a few myself. Will upload them when I get a chance.

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: Si on March 20, 2015, 10:36:20 AM

Saw it from the streets of Belfast. It was hazy but you could see the shadow going across the sun pretty clearly when looking at it via a reflection in some glass.  Used my phone to take a photo but it was pretty useless even with the brightness down full. 

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: casper on March 20, 2015, 10:37:46 AM

This is my take on it. Very please with it :)

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Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: bahhumbug on March 20, 2015, 10:46:40 AM

Photoshop!   lol
 
That's good.  Is the world ended yet?

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: xlr8r on March 20, 2015, 12:54:47 PM

would be cool if you had "The Omen" theme playing in the background..lol!

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: casper on March 20, 2015, 01:00:05 PM

Quote from: bahhumbug on March 20, 2015, 10:46:40 AM

Photoshop!   lol
 
That's good.  Is the world ended yet?

Definitely not photoshopped :) Everything you see was visible to me at the time :)

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: bahhumbug on March 20, 2015, 01:48:55 PM

Now casper, that reply is really really sus.  Like something Bill Clinton would say, or Tony Blair - in fact ANY politician   ;D

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: casper on March 20, 2015, 01:50:05 PM

 :lol:

Title: Re: Solar Eclipse 2015 ... in case you missed it
Post by: xlr8r on March 20, 2015, 02:34:24 PM

..my favourite Government line was... "they definitely have WMD's"..  ::)