Re: Nocturnal Eclipse Predicted

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:40:34 GMT, "Richard Bullock"
<richard.a.bullock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>>>From my location (South Manchester), the times for the eclipse are as
>>>follows (BST - and to the nearest minute)
>>>
>>>1st contact: 08:50
>>>Maximum eclipse (54.2% obscured): 10:00
>>>last contact: 11:15
>>>
>> Forecast for Selsey isn't brilliant for Monday morning. Fortunately,
>> I'll be in Madrid ;-) Would like the kids to see it though.
>
>Well the times will be pretty similar for Selsey, with a slightly deeper
>eclipse (60% obscuration). Have fun in Spain!

I'll kit the kids out with some eclipse glasses - unused from August
1999. They should be able to figure out where to look!

Good luck to all eclipse watchers in the UK.
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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