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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3187735" data-attributes="member: 111403">. Total cloud here, actually the cloud was at 700 feet so I suppose that those aboard aircraft would have all seen it.Indoors, it got very dark between 0930 and 0934 UTC.The 15 workmen on the building site next door had their welders glasses 14 ready, but didn't need it.At 1238 UTC outside it was a gloriously sunny day. There is a small sunspot, unusually at the 11.30 position quite a way from the limb. This may be too small to have been seen with projected binocular images, unless firmly tripod mounted. At 0930 UTC it would have been at about the 11 o'clock position, although upside down in a projected image.In Lincoln, my friend reports beautiful views, about 90% maximum. It got very cold and noticeably dark. However, 3 miles away in the valley it was not seen.I am not too concerned at not having seen this eclipse, as it means that about 30 million people in Britain had their eyes protected by cloud. This means less visits to the clinics and doctors surgeries, where little can be done anyway to help if any injury is permanent.But I think that many people had very good views, and hopefully safe ones.Apparently, it is Iranian New Year today, the equinox, at about 11 PM maybe. This is something I didn't know.I haven't yet looked at the television to see what happened.My neighbour had his camera set up for timelapse photography, 1/8000 of a second at F/22, ISO 100 manual exposure and 10 stop neutral density filter. He started at 0830 and carried on until 1030 looking at the cloud.It is nice to read of people's experiences.</blockquote>

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