Flamsteed Astronomy Society

Partial Solar Eclipse

October 3, 2005

“But suddenly …!!!

We were almost at maximum and not a whiff…   But suddenly at 9:52 came a shout “There it is!”

The clouds were clearing.  Miracle of miracles!    Guys are swimming.  Guys are playing.  Mudder, farder kindly disregard this letter.

Activity breaks out as we scramble to align and focus the scopes and get cameras.  The kids crowd around.  Out come the eclipse glasses.

Such larks Pip lad!

 

Mike Dryland’s eclipse gallery

9:54 am — almost at maximum.  The clouds begin to part!

Fuji finepix S5000 ISO160 F/9 1/1400th

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