"Graham Easterling" wrote in message
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On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 9:18:39 AM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 8:04:22 AM UTC,
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"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
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On 04/03/2015 21:57, Dawlish wrote:
On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 7:54:27 PM UTC, Nick Gardner wrote:
On 04/03/2015 19:38, wrote:
I've marked this as 'OT' but obviously the weather is very
relevant!
I've only just found out this is happening at all and it's going
to be
a major event. No totality across the UK of course that passes to
the
north of Scotland but here it looks like being around 90%. IIRC
Aug
1999 was something like 94% so the events will be comparable.

No not comparable, there is a massive difference in terms of output of
heat
and light between 90 and 94%.


Indeed, and 99% is totally different to 100%. In 1999 it was a very
memorable effect as total darkness raced across the sea, plunging from
just dim to virtually dark in a second. I had an ex member of USW camping
in my garden at the time.

Some lucky people on the Lizard actually got a break in the cloud at the
right time.

Here's a picture I took of the 1996 partial eclipse.
http://penzanceweather.atspace.com/wpage7.html

I was living in Crowthorne at the time which was 95% and was hardly noticed
by people not looking out for it. But I had driven to Butser Hill which was
98% and that was noticeable with a rather strange eerie light at totality
and of course a good view of the sun. I do regret not heading SW given the
forecast of cloud, to have experienced total darkness would have been
awesome. Still a memorable occasion. 90% will not be noticeable at all it
terms of light diminution unless you are very sensitive.

Will
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