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Lunar eclipse who will be watching

Bit of a non event here in Manchester didn't go dark at all, just a little dull, was hoping for a bit more drama but it was really cloudy. some nice shots in this thread from other forum members tho. Next big one is in 2017.
 
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Spencer67 said:
Bit of a non event here in Manchester didn't go dark at all, just a little dull, was hoping for a bit more drama but it was really cloudy. some nice shots in this thread from other forum members tho. Next big one is in 2017.
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Same here in Hampshire. 2017, well, I should be around to see it, I hope :p
 
Robinredbreast said:
Same here in Hampshire. 2017, well, I should be around to see it, I hope :p
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You'll be here, you'll have to be. :) ...In another life i would have been from Hampshire, all my three brothers were, i was dropped out in Salford. I'd like to know where the best spot in 2017 would be to view the next solar eclipse, i don't want to miss out next time, i think i'll be 50 that year, eeek!!!! :nailbiting:
 
Spencer67 said:
Bit of a non event here in Manchester didn't go dark at all, just a little dull, was hoping for a bit more drama but it was really cloudy. some nice shots in this thread from other forum members tho. Next big one is in 2017.
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I was just a few miles north of you (on Irwell) and it did seem to get a bit gloomy at maximum eclipse, not dark!
 
Spencer67 said:
You'll be here, you'll have to be. :) ...In another life i would have been from Hampshire, all my three brothers were, i was dropped out in Salford. I'd like to know where the best spot in 2017 would be to view the next solar eclipse, i don't want to miss out next time, i think i'll be 50 that year, eeek!!!! :nailbiting:
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That's still young :)now anything after that, that's a :eek: :nailbiting: lol. I have lived here since 1968 and the countryside is just on the doorstep, I love it. But, I was born in magnificent Manchester, then parents moved back to Scotland, but I have always classed myself as Scottish with my ancestry, and even my names are traditionally Scottish :happy:. Haven't been to Manchester since I was a young teenager, maybe one day :) I am looking forward to 2017 :)
 
CollieBoy said:
I was just a few miles north of you (on Irwell) and it did seem to get a bit gloomy at maximum eclipse, not dark!
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lol aye gloomy is the word, i was ready for a full on black out... i had double shades on, a colander and paper at the ready, a candle lit in a lantern with brian cox on the telly.
 
Robinredbreast said:
That's still young :)now anything after that, that's a :eek: :nailbiting: lol. I have lived here since 1968 and the countryside is just on the doorstep, I love it. But, I was born in magnificent Manchester, then parents moved back to Scotland, but I have always classed myself as Scottish with my ancestry, and even my names are traditionally Scottish :happy:. Haven't been to Manchester since I was a young teenager, maybe one day :) I am looking forward to 2017 :)
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Ayee im still a wee laddie :) Manchester is not called the rainy city for nothing. My clan is Scottish too Aberdeen way. Scottish roots are the deepest ayeeeee. :)
 
sanguine said:
Idiot reporter on BBC1 news just now suggested that shadows had got longer during the eclipse :banghead:
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I watched it on Sky News, they didn't keep going back to the presenters like BBC. They seemed to think we'd be more interested in Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain instead of what was going on up there. Can't remember the dates, but theres an eclipse visible accross USA, then the Aussie one, and one across Africa. I've always fancied going to Zanzibar so could be a good excuse.
 
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