Nope not going to be visible here… 50% of the sky cloud, the half where the sun is and its getting thicker.
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Only straining your spuds. 
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Definitely getting darker here.
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The bit I found most interesting in '99 was that all the shadows took on the eclipse shape. Still fascinating.
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Got some results with the kids. You need to hold it back so it’s blurry rather than close and in focus 
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Well, that was underwhelming.
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A neighbour has walked out with “eclipse glasses” the first I’ve seen amongst everyone. The sun is now too low to be seen from our road and a cloud has appeared.
He actually had glasses and missed it all 
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Thats amazing 
(I started with some else) you need to recalibrate 
was always going to be, some settle for 91.8% as in the eclipse, when it is not really impressive if its not 99.9%
Who is coming to Gibraltar 2nd August for the full (eclipse not IM)
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Note to self: 90% eclipse is not worth getting excited about. Isn’t there a full 100% in Egypt in a couple of years (centuries?) time?
Very sociable though, all the neighbours came out with bottles of wine. I brought a colinder and a sheet of A4.
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I have been saying this for the last week. Not feeling smug… told yer so.
Not sure why the media are bigging it up… go 100% or go to bed… lol… I’m semi joking.
The birds did get a bit confused for 5 minutes or was that just the wife as I ran up the rode as the cloud cleared for 30s
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Next year 2nd August, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal in the south. 100% full eclipse.
That is your best chance in a while on the same continent.
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Enjoyed that, was noticeably darker and all birdsong stopped.
The best photo I took you can see the eclipse in the green reflection spot
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If I had known it was a full in Ibiza and Majorica I would have combined it with a training camp.
Mrs FP and Lo had a good time, decent crowd apparently. One kind lady noticed they didn’t have any glasses and gave them a pair each because she had some spares from a recent cruise to Iceland.
Mrs FP put the glasses over her phone and took some pics but I haven’t got them yet.
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This was the best I managed through my welding mask. I think the fact it’s about 25 years old, scratched and covered in welding spatter doesn’t make it ideal optics.
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Its always darker up north…
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