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Blackfox
02-10-2005, 12:42 PM
Partial ecilpse for the UK (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4299074.stm)

Should be fun, i should be getting about 50%!
Jordan
02-10-2005, 12:48 PM
Wow, for a long time too. Sweet. 50% for me i think also.
Platty
02-10-2005, 01:28 PM
i should get quite a good view being in london, plus its happening on my birthday!! wow wow wee wa
Ashley
02-10-2005, 02:39 PM
Don't have to be into college until the afternoon so I will be in bed. Ah well, not one for eclipses really.
Monopolyman
02-10-2005, 03:39 PM
To quote that mob guy in the simpsons; "Nah. For me, it's solar, or nothing"
JonSt
02-10-2005, 03:42 PM
According to the article, where i am will see 44% of the sun covered, in rainy ol' aberdeen.
Offerman
02-10-2005, 03:55 PM
Hmm 55%, thats not too shabby. This should be interesting.
Twozzok
02-10-2005, 04:02 PM
so when should this thing be starting?
Blackfox
02-10-2005, 04:17 PM
In London, this partial eclipse starts at 08:48BST and ends at 11:18BST.

You didn't click the link, did you?
Offerman
02-10-2005, 04:17 PM
so when should this thing be starting?

It says 8.48BST in London so it can't vary that much accross the UK.

I'm actually rather excited about this, because the last time we had an eclipse, albeit the fact that one was a proper one, I was in America. :(
Ash
02-10-2005, 04:21 PM
What is BST, What is it in GMT?
Offerman
02-10-2005, 04:25 PM
What is BST, What is it in GMT?

British Summer Time, and Greenwich Mean Time. In the Summer when the clocks go forwards we enter BST, and then again in the Winter or Autumn when we go backwards we enter GMT.
Blackfox
02-10-2005, 04:27 PM
British Summer Time, and Greenwich Mean Time. In the Summer when the clocks go forwards we enter BST, and then again in the Winter or Autumn when we go backwards we enter GMT.
Thanks for that, i always thought BST meant 'British Standard Time' or something stupid.
Offerman
02-10-2005, 04:42 PM
Thanks for that, i always thought BST meant 'British Standard Time' or something stupid.

You..might actually be correct that Sir. Its definitly either Summer or Standard...but I know thats the transition.
Jordan
02-10-2005, 04:47 PM
Its summer, we change it to it during the summer... so it would make sense.
Platty
02-10-2005, 04:47 PM
i think it is summer...

*tries to remember schooling years*
Twozzok
02-10-2005, 04:59 PM
You didn't click the link, did you?


i did actually :P

i thought it meant tonight and was wondering wtf.
RoadKill
03-10-2005, 02:42 AM
24 hour clock child, 24 hour clock for the win!