It was back to an age of
elegance for last week's Sunday Snap. The fully functioning Victorian street lamp disguised the
fact it had a secondary purpose of dispersing dangerous gases from
the sewers below. I asked what gas this was and the answer was
Methane
This week's photograph needs
little explanation unless you have been living under a stone in a
dark cave. Friday's solar eclipse was the first total eclipse to be
witnessed in the UK since 1999. I decided to forgo my usual Friday
morning task of cleaning the bathroom and nip down to the local
country park instead. On my way I met a friend of mine who is into
astronomy. He travelled down to the Isles of Scilly in 1999 to
experience the last total eclipse to be seen in the UK and is
planning a trip to Gibraltar for a future eclipse. Between him and me
with my camera with a large zoom lens attached to a monopod there was
a lot of geekery going on. I always thought total solar eclipses were
quite rare events but it's just that they all can't be seen fully in
the UK. The next total solar eclipse to be seen in the UK won't be
until 23rd September 2090. So this week's question is
In which year is the next
total solar eclipse?
Joining in last week was
Emma
and her view of Bangor Harbour in Northern Ireland. Candace
gave us a very appropriate shot for Mother's Day. From Merlinda
there was a classic spring daffodil.
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I'll
share my favourites with you next week and remember I do like a bit
of a tale to go with a photo but it's not a necessity!
That's the best eclipse photo I've seen yet! Mine came out rubbish. So instead I give you... a shark!
ReplyDeleteLovely shot! I struggled to get a good image of the eclipse.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot, i made the mistake of setting my phone to do a motion capture but it was too glary, is that a word ha ha mmm x
ReplyDeleteThat is a fab image. It was distinctly underwhelming where I was due to all the cloud
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great shot, I wish I had been able to see it, but London was too overcast. The next eclipse isn't due until 2090... I might try hanging around for it ;) x
ReplyDeleteAmazing capture! I tried capturing it but it really did not show any changes where I am.
ReplyDeleteA much better result than we got! So eerie and powerful
ReplyDeleteWow what a great photo - I was having to drive through the eclipse so I missed it all.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall the date, but I remember reading about it and being positive I wouldn't see another full one but probably another partial. I remember the full one in 1999 and this latest one didn't seem to compare at all. I was a bit disappointed. That being said, you managed to get one of the best photos Ive seen of it. Well done you :)
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing photo , it is a cracking shot
ReplyDeleteGreat imagery. I remember the last eclipse so well as I was pregnant at the time.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great photo - I tried to capture it and didn't manage to! Is the next one 2060?
ReplyDeleteWe had thick cloud here - I was so disappointed. Great capture
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, I think its 2026? thanks for joining #Linked
ReplyDeleteThis is a great pic - I totally missed the eclipse! xx
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