Partial Eclipse

[skyhog]

Quick phone shot as I stand looking up... Cloudy but a few breaks... 

[kirkster501]

Not even had a visual glimpse as yet.  Fingers crossed though.  To make it worse, it is clear from mid afternoon, after the eclipse has ended 😂. Oh well....  Astronomy in the UK, eh?🙄😂

[Littleguy80]

Whatever else happens, I’ve at least seen it  

[Robindonne]

Being at a location without my scope, sitting outside, my back facing the sun, seeing the partial eclipse taking place,mirrored in the black parts of my phonescreen.   

[AbsolutelyN]

Cloudy here in Harrogate but we just got a tiny gap with about 10 second totally clear and managed to gab this.

 

[rnobleeddy]

14 minutes ago, kirkster501 said:

I don't think it is happening here in Nott's today.  Maybe I might get the odd glimpse through the clouds but no chance of any images I think.  Fingers crossed it changes and more gaps emerge in the clouds.

The met office forecast still has clearer skies as the morning goes on. I was able to see the sun for a brief moment but not long enough to align either, although it's now that I wish I had made a filter for my finder scope - it was easy enough to find the sun on my test run, when there was not a cloud in the sky!

[wookie1965]

Total cloud cover here 

[Jamgood]

4 minutes ago, AbsolutelyN said:

Cloudy here in Harrogate but we just got a tiny gap with about 10 second totally clear and managed to gab this.

 

Awesome!

 

[Jamgood]

1 minute ago, rnobleeddy said:

The met office forecast still has clearer skies as the morning goes on. I was able to see the sun for a brief moment but not long enough to align either, although it's now that I wish I had made a filter for my finder scope - it was easy enough to find the sun on my test run, when there was not a cloud in the sky!

Exactly the same issue here. Can't find the damn thing!

[Tiny Clanger]

99% cloud here in Leic.s, but I'm  sat outside with the ST80 set up and waiting ...  and was rewarded by a tiny window  in the cloud at 10:21, which gave me 7 minutes to see the start of the bite out of the disc.

Some strong winds high up, apparently, as the clouds are moving fast , looks like there could be more gaps heading my way ...

[Highburymark]

3 seconds of glorious clarity in London!

[alacant]

Hi everyone

Alicante. Clear but only 3% maximum here.

Good luck everyone. Still a while to go.

 

[kirkster501]

9 minutes ago, rnobleeddy said:

The met office forecast still has clearer skies as the morning goes on. I was able to see the sun for a brief moment but not long enough to align either, although it's now that I wish I had made a filter for my finder scope - it was easy enough to find the sun on my test run, when there was not a cloud in the sky!

Exactly that.  I did plenty of test runs.  I have seen a glimpse of it through the high haze so that's better than nothing.

[kirkster501]

I begged my boss to let me have today off work today as well for this event 🤬.

At least I have defrosted my freezer this morning 😂

[F15Rules]

Southern Lincolnshire Wolds.. not a cloud in the sky yesterday, all day, now the complete opposite!

Ah, well, there is solace in a home made Latte (with sprinkles!)

Dave

[kirkster501]

... that said, just imagine if it had been a total eclipse and we were clouded out.....😱

 

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

Haha!!! WOOHOO. Sky cleared, eclipse glasses on. Perfect! 😄😁😀

[kirkster501]

Likewise Dave.  Day before yesterday and yesterday as well....  Gosh how unbelievably typical....  I think I need a brandy...😂

[bish]

Day off work. Total cloud as expected. Off to the cinema instead.😂

[StevieDvd]

Just caught a few minutes using projection method and some small binoculars.  Mostly cloudy but did get a clear gap for just a few seconds at a time, but visible through the thinner clouds too. Missus was impressed, bu told me off for using binoculars as she thought I was going to look through them!!!

Did not setup solar scope as it looked like rain around 10am onwards.

But got to see something.

[Roy Challen]

The briefest of glimpses☺️

[skyhog]

Got the PST piggybacked on the scope in the obsy but only managed a few glimpses through a few holes in this murk... 

[Highburymark]

So fortunate here - skies just cleared in past ten minutes. 

[Saganite]

2 minutes ago, Roy Challen said:

The briefest of glimpses☺️

Nice one Roy !

Edited June 10, 2021 by Saganite

[kirkster501]

We're past half way now.  I'm abandoning any thought of the solar scope and just enjoying whatever view I can get and maybe a few snaps with my DSLR and a 200mm lens.