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An image which he retweeted, thinking it was a compliment to describe himself as the thing that blocked brightness from the US.
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Heathrow due to suffer an eclipse. MF passing through. To empty the bins.
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Looking directly at the sun* now without protection just fine...Originally posted by GJABS View PostDon't look directly at the sun without protection.
(Un)fortunately, the good-old British climate has afforded me some excellent natural protection - in the form of big arse clouds.
* or roughly where I think the sun is
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Are you surprised....?Originally posted by GJABS View PostNot sure whether that was such a good idea. She's said in answer to the question about the differences in size between the sun and the moon:
"The moon is 400 million times smaller than the sun. But that's OK because the sun is 400 million times further away from the earth"

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Not sure whether that was such a good idea. She's said in answer to the question about the differences in size between the sun and the moon:Originally posted by GJABS View Post
Sky news has Kay Burley in Oregon
"The moon is 400 million times smaller than the sun. But that's OK because the sun is 400 million times further away from the earth"
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The Great American Eclipse
Is happening today, with the first penumbral shadow of the moon hitting the west coast right now.
Total eclipse starts on the west coast at 18:17 UK time, sweeping eastward in a narrow path across the continental USA to the east coast at 19:47
A very minor partial eclipse (4%) is visible from London, from 19:40 to 20:15 (sunset). Don't look directly at the sun without protection. Ask Brillopad for some.
Live streams at a number of locations, such as:
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NA...Public+Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLja589E7I
(I think this is the same feed)
National Geographic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLBwibYSzEk
Sky news has Kay Burley in Oregon
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipse2017Last edited by GJABS; 21 August 2017, 17:07.Tags: None
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