.... just in time for something of a non-event.

I think I was fourteen when the last eclipse happened - it was really
good to see twilight fall, the black disc where the sun should be, feel
suddenly quite cold, and then have it all change back again.

None of that this time. The light changed slightly to an evening colour
but didn't reduce significantly and the temperature didn't noticeably
change.
The 'near-totality thing wasn't at all evident. We saw a quarter, then
half, and that was about it.

The clouds returned when it was all over, then it got a bit darker.

--
AS
http://minnies.opcop.org.uk/

On Friday, 20 March 2015 10:09:09 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
... just in time for something of a non-event.

I think I was fourteen when the last eclipse happened - it was really
good to see twilight fall, the black disc where the sun should be, feel
suddenly quite cold, and then have it all change back again.

None of that this time. The light changed slightly to an evening colour
but didn't reduce significantly and the temperature didn't noticeably
change.
The 'near-totality thing wasn't at all evident. We saw a quarter, then
half, and that was about it.

The clouds returned when it was all over, then it got a bit darker.

I can't say I even noticed. Moron hear:
https://weatherlawyer.wordpress.com/...e-storms-gone/

On 20/03/15 12:22, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Friday, 20 March 2015 10:09:09 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
... just in time for something of a non-event.

I think I was fourteen when the last eclipse happened - it was really
good to see twilight fall, the black disc where the sun should be, feel
suddenly quite cold, and then have it all change back again.

None of that this time. The light changed slightly to an evening colour
but didn't reduce significantly and the temperature didn't noticeably
change.
The 'near-totality thing wasn't at all evident. We saw a quarter, then
half, and that was about it.

The clouds returned when it was all over, then it got a bit darker.

I can't say I even noticed. Moron hear:
https://weatherlawyer.wordpress.com/...e-storms-gone/



I see you show it as a total solar eclipse but it was only a partial (up
to 97% to the south of Iceland apparently). You also show it as
happening at 10:46 when 09:46 would seem closer. I'm probably missing
something so feel free to correct me.

--
AS on her lunch break
http://minnies.opcop.org.uk/

Asha

I think you may have meant this posting for me and an earlier posting that I made?

If you did, I called my blog 'Solar Eclipse 2015' because that's what it was, the fact that the eclipse was only partial in mid-Devon is self evident otherwise you would have seen pictures of Baileys bead and the diamond ring in my blog!

If you look at the satellite animation that I included you'll notice the Faroes at the top and they did see a total eclipse.

As for the time-stamp on my pictures it's because my camera as annoying bug of occasionally flipping back to summer time!

Bruce.

Bruce.

On 20/03/15 13:07, wrote:
Asha

I think you may have meant this posting for me and an earlier posting that I made?

If you did, I called my blog 'Solar Eclipse 2015' because that's what it was, the fact that the eclipse was only partial in mid-Devon is self evident otherwise you would have seen pictures of Baileys bead and the diamond ring in my blog!

If you look at the satellite animation that I included you'll notice the Faroes at the top and they did see a total eclipse.

As for the time-stamp on my pictures it's because my camera as annoying bug of occasionally flipping back to summer time!

Bruce.

Bruce.

I was replying to Mr McNeil after reading his blog.

I haven't seen your blog, not least because I didn't know you had one,
and I don't recall seeing the post you mention.
Then again, I never said I was observant (:

Thanks for trying to help though.

--
AS
(stealing a moment of her employer's time and hoping not to get caught)
http://minnies.opcop.org.uk/

On Friday, 20 March 2015 13:22:06 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
On 20/03/15 13:07, wrote:
Asha

I think you may have meant this posting for me and an earlier posting that I made?

If you did, I called my blog 'Solar Eclipse 2015' because that's what it was, the fact that the eclipse was only partial in mid-Devon is self evident otherwise you would have seen pictures of Baileys bead and the diamond ring in my blog!

If you look at the satellite animation that I included you'll notice the Faroes at the top and they did see a total eclipse.

As for the time-stamp on my pictures it's because my camera as annoying bug of occasionally flipping back to summer time!

Bruce.

Bruce.

I was replying to Mr McNeil after reading his blog.

I haven't seen your blog, not least because I didn't know you had one,
and I don't recall seeing the post you mention.
Then again, I never said I was observant (:

Thanks for trying to help though.

--
AS
(stealing a moment of her employer's time and hoping not to get caught)
http://minnies.opcop.org.uk/

I'm not sure what time zone you are in but there are two versions of the almanac I was using. This is the other one:
New Moon 10:36
Total Sol Ec 10:46
Spring Eq 23:45

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SKYCAL/SKYCAL.html

Both are set to Universal time. (Also called GMT and Zulu.) When I use the other calendar I often get confused as the data separation is poor and swapping from one tab to the next can cause me problems. It is handy for tablature on the blog though.

An hour's error will cause major problems in my forecasts. Funnily enough when all I had was Laver's Tide Time tables, I was doing forecasts based on the time differences in succeeding phases. It worked quite well for that part of North Wales on a flood plain surrounded by the hills of Denbigh.

But that is a special place geographically. I could work the weather out for the day to the type of precipitation just from the Shipping forecast. Then the BBC screwed it all up. (Like they do.)

You might be able to do the same thing in Peterhead if the geography isn't too different, though Lossiemouth to Buckie looks more like my own neck of the wouldest on he

https://encrypted.google.com/maps/@5.../data=!3m1!1e3
Got an OS Landranger map of the area you can show me?