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Eclipse of the Sun
Posted: 25 Feb 2015 18:03
by laney
Is anyone going to North west Scotland on Friday 20th March 2015 for the Eclipse...Nice to meet up with some TR7s... Would make one off FAB photo[8D]
KDU 483N 1975 Pre-Production Press Car ACG 13 Future Project
LOE 11OP 1976 V8 4.6 Press Car
LVE 603P 1976 V8 4.6
OLL 716P 1976 V8 3.5
NWC 873P 1976 Future Project
Posted: 25 Feb 2015 18:09
by Maxwell
Alan - Are you and Angela going?
Maxwell [;)]
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Posted: 25 Feb 2015 19:41
by John Wood
The trouble is if it's a dull dark morning it will be just like a delayed sunrise.
Pretty much the whole of Scotland and Northern England will be a decent vantage point if the sun is up.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2015 19:14
by laney
I went to Devon 1n 1999 in my red convertible. It was total down there in Lyme Regis, But in Bristol it was only partial, In the north west of Scotland it will be about 97%-98%. If i can get a shot with the TR in the photo that will take some beating,Of course if its raining i won't be going, But if theres a chance even a small one i'm going. I'll be able to say "I know cos i was there". Anyway afterwards will go for a drive.[8D][:)]
KDU 483N 1975 Pre-Production Press Car ACG 13 Future Project
LOE 11OP 1976 V8 4.6 Press Car
LVE 603P 1976 V8 4.6
OLL 716P 1976 V8 3.5
NWC 873P 1976 Future Project
Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:52
by Last TR
So did anyone go? I saw a total eclipse in Oregon about 35 years ago. It was awesome; the clouds parted just in time.
Ken Morton
Anchorage, Alaska
1980 TR8, 1973 TR6, 1965 Volvo PV544, 1958 MGA, Jeep Cherokees
Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:24
by FI Spyder
I remember my first eclipse. I was somewhere around 14 to 16 on our farm in Manitoba out in the fields, mowing some clover. It was about mid-day, the as sun was high in the sky, not a cloud in the sky and hot. As the eclipse happened it got darker and noticeably cooled down. As good an experience as it gets for that sort of thing. We also got the biggest, best blood orange moons, reddest sunsets. All that dry dusty air. We also had the coldest, longest winters with the flattest landscape. Glad I'm outta there.[:p]
- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT
Posted: 21 Mar 2015 18:26
by John Clancy
We had a perfect view of the eclipse here in Cornwall and saw it all the way through. Handy having Coronado Binomite solar binoculars too.
Tonight through our 8 inch telescope we've just been watching Io transit the face of Jupiter with its shadow cast on the gaseous surface just behind it. Quite amazing.
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Posted: 21 Mar 2015 20:32
by laney
Angela and i had a splendid view of the eclipse in Aberystwth.I had a quite superb picture of my yellow TR7 LVE603P with the top of the exposure filtered by my murex shade out of my welding shield...[:)]
KDU 483N 1975 Pre-Production Press Car ACG 13 Future Project
LOE 11OP 1976 V8 4.6 Press Car
LVE 603P 1976 V8 4.6
OLL 716P 1976 V8 3.5
NWC 873P 1976 Future Project