Partial Solar eclipse on Wednesday 29th March 2006
1) From the Backyard, Greater Manchester
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After poor forecasts the sun came out in Greater Manchester!! |
Tal set up - Cap with hole in it - projection screen fixed on |
09:53 UT Tested it out - spotted a sunspot but no indent! |
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09:54 UT - found first indent in top left corner - Tal projects upside down and I was standing at the side - work it uot yourselves 8-) |
Naturally the cloud dashed in for a quarter of an hour!! |
Back came the sun around 10:12 UT |
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10:13 UT |
10:19 UT |
Cloud coming back 10:28 UT |
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Last from the projection 10:29 UT then it became too faint |
Took a camera video at 10:34 UT through the BAA Solar Filter Here is stacked result. |
Starling had been cursing on the chimney pot, wanting his breakfast - got his wish as the clouds thickened at 10:39 UT!! |
2) Peter Grego's site at Birmingham - clouded out so Simulation for comparison and positions
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09:58 took photo from webcast |
10:36 UT - clouded out in Backyard now - just after video shot above |
10:54 UT bite lessening |
3) From Norwegian Astronomical Society in Turkey - thanks folks!
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10:06 UT |
10:43 UT |
11:05 UT - Diamond Ring |
4) From Egypt and Turkey
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10:40 UT BBC News photograph from Egypt |
11:00 UT from Exploratorium in Turkey |
11:03 UT from NASA and Exploratorium again - thanks folks! |