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Black Abyss Babe said:
Was that the official explanation then? Oh the irony! It was exactly the same down here in Hampshire. And I had booked the day off work months in advance so I could go to the park at the top of the hill to watch the eclipse, and it was so overcast I couldn't even be sure where the sun was!

Also I had purchased five solar viewers for the occasion, and left the other four at work in case anyone wanted to sneak out to the car park and have a look. One of them came back to me the next day with a post-it attached which said "They were SO good I missed it! LOL!"
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I was supposed to be helping with a school group taking weather observations during the eclipse. It definitely got colder and darker, but the clouds just sat there. ::)
 
I happened to be on holiday in Kent during the '99 eclipse, and it was fortunately all sunny and visible. I also saw the partial eclipse recently in Berlin. I remember being impressed mostly in the darkness that suddenly fell, and to this day, I ponder on the feelings people must have had about this in more superstitious times.
 
Perun said:
I happened to be on holiday in Kent during the '99 eclipse, and it was fortunately all sunny and visible. I also saw the partial eclipse recently in Berlin. I remember being impressed mostly in the darkness that suddenly fell, and to this day, I ponder on the feelings people must have had about this in more superstitious times.
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Thank you for reminding me of this. I didn't ponder anything special, I just thought it was cool and short.
 
I was in Nottinghamshire for the '99 eclipse - it didn't go total there but it got very close, down to a very thin crescent. I went outside for a walk and it was striking how dark it had become. Also I remember everything being tinged with blue, almost like moonlight. A nice clear day that time.
 
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