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Solar eclipse tomorrow !
Posted: 11 Aug 2026 15:10
by exxos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... f688bcc3dd
I remember seeing the last one in my old job.. now I feel old..... :cry:
Re: Solar eclipse tomorrow !
Posted: 11 Aug 2026 16:17
by mrbombermillzy
exxos wrote: 11 Aug 2026 15:10
I remember seeing the last one in my old job.. now I feel old..... :cry:
I was working at a custom loom cutting electronics/electrical company when the last one happened. IIRC 1999?
Re: Solar eclipse tomorrow !
Posted: 11 Aug 2026 18:50
by stephen_usher
August 1999 was the last total eclipse.
In Britain tomorrow’s eclipse is just partial.
Re: Solar eclipse tomorrow !
Posted: 12 Aug 2026 08:01
by peters
I had planned a diving holiday in Cornwall for the 1999 Eclipse.
We had 20+ people down there and went up to the cliffs over Falmouth bay to observe. There were hundreds there with us.
It was cloudy and started to drizzle and we didn't expect much but we weren't disappointed.
It got more and more gloomy and then a wave of darkness swept over us. We could see cabin lights in the yachts anchored half a mile away. A breeze blew through at the safe time. It was eerie.
Well worth seeing a total eclipse.