Today's Eclipse

Nice shot, nonetheless. Thank you for sharing! I am very jealous as we cannot see it in the US :-(

- Richard Reeve
ReevePhotos.com

We only had a 50 per cent here in Italy so I didn't try to take any shots. We spent a happy time with a colander and a white sheet of paper checking on progress though! Good shot Dave.

It reached 95% here, and 98% a little bit further north. The clouds cleared when it reached its peak though, making for a less dramatic shot IMO.

We had too much cloud. I had even made myself a pinhole camera. I only saw the very start of it.

Good shot - we'll have to wait until 2090 for the next big one!!!

I was landing in London at 9:30am this morning as it was happening... tried to catch a glimpse from the plane window, but it was way to bright still, then we went through the clouds to land and couldn't see it at all.

Good idea not to look at an eclipse without special solar eclipse glasses, i think they reduce the light intensity 100,000 fold to make it safe, the light it so strong even at at 85% or 95% level of eclipse, it can damage your retina permanently!! the lens in your eye focuses the infra red like a magnifying glass and burns your retina away! Only at 100% totality can you safely look for a briefest time without eye protections, uv sunglasses dont protect the retina from IR at all. i couldnt get the eye protection, and as it was cloudy, didnt head out to where astronomers were gathering. Also you need special protection for telescopes and lenses for cameras, you could do damage to your eyes so easily.

The South of Holland- mist, mist the whole day