I wish I had someone to watch Saturdays' eclipse with.

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Graelwyn
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03 Mar 2007, 7:54 pm

Almost 1am now. The eclipse was at it's peak around 22:44 interestingly... I like double digits. And was still fully eclipsed almost an hour later. 75 minutes was total time, so I read.


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03 Mar 2007, 7:55 pm

Yeah it's getting on for 1am here, Jason.

There's still a partial eclipse - less than a sixth now, I'd say. It's taken a very long time.


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03 Mar 2007, 7:56 pm

larsenjw92286 wrote:
Is this happening all over the world?


No. By the time the moon rises here, the eclipse will be over. :cry:


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03 Mar 2007, 7:57 pm

22:44 must be 10:44pm military time.


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05 Mar 2007, 5:50 am

sociable_hermit wrote:
Now that was rather cool! 8)

For future reference I am a 31 year old Englishman who spends a week every year in Falkirk - well, Bo'ness to be exact. A small group of us go every year to spend a week driving and firing the steam engines on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. I'm not really sufficiently sorted out to be thinking about a relationship, having had lots of hassle in the past (nothing malicious, just NT / AS misunderstandings). I'm pretty likely to have AS but it's not been medically confirmed. I've had problems with social anxiety and depression and have trouble self-medicating with things like energy drinks because I have diabetes.

I work in London (Victoria Street) but want to downsize and leave the rat race within the next 5 years. My ideal plan is to buy a "liveaboard" narrowboat as I love the countryside and find water very relaxing.

So we seem to have some things in common but also some truly individual interests. Which is nice (as they say in Edinburgh).


It was, indeed, very cool. I had no idea the Bo'ness steam railway was such a big draw. My parents used to take me and my brother there a lot when we were kids, as it was about the only attraction in Falkirk that we both liked. I hope you get your houseboat- they're brilliant!



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05 Mar 2007, 6:33 am

I tried to take some photos, but I used a too long shutter time. The colours came out brilliantly, but it's blurred from the Earth rotating!


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05 Mar 2007, 2:16 pm

Things like that must occur very rarely every year.


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