Eclipse glasses at the ready..........

I remember the last total eclipse. We had an eclipse party where I worked. Everything went a bit grey and was noticeably cold. I didn't have eclipse glass baubles. People seemed to make sort of pinhole things. I'd love to have seen the Aurora Borealis but no luck here. Too cloudy. Maybe tonight?

My Gs's primary school will be watching it on the Internet. Can't even manage the pinhole thing.

Can't get those Eclipse glasses for love nor money !

I do however have a secret weapon at the ready.

will look a picture standing in the front street complete with full face welding mask

Make sure the welding mask has at least shade 14 glass or the light will still be too strong for your eyes.

I refuse to pay £12 for a pair of card and plastic glasses.

Today a lady on the TV showed how to use a colander as a pin hole camera so that's what I'm going to use tomorrow.

Our weather forecast is good so fingers crossed.

Oh thank you vamps I will check the grade. But quite fancy the idea of the colander more now. The sillier the better. That's my motto.

look out for silly old (and some not so old) ladies sporting colanders

A tip for safe eclipse viewing :
Fill a black bucket (or one lined with bin bag) with water and position to reflect the sun. As long as you don't cause ripples it works well.

I am told that some people will use their mobile phones pointing behind, but as the rays can damage cameras I would proceed with caution.

I bought glasses from Ebay several weeks ago, for myself and GCs.
#paystothinkahead

It does shysal I agree but my DGC will be at school at the time of the main event, so no chance to see it anyway.

The whole of DGC's village school are going out onto their field to watch.
Eclipse glasses have been obtained for all 100 of them.

I bought glasses from amazon. I heard in the past that pinholes were dangerous.
I saw the last one at the northern boundary of totality, moored just off the southern coast of Aldereney! It all went totally black and everyone put on their mast lights! It was really quite magical.

Pinholes would probably be dangerous if you looked through them, but I seem to remember using the pin hole to project the image of the sun onto a sheet of white paper which I can't imagine would be in any way dangerous.

Your DGC are very lucky indeed joannapiano no chance of my DGC's school even dreaming of doing such a thing.

Oh, yes! You use the pinhole to project the image onto a sheet of paper - not into your eye!! I do hope all the newspapers recommending pinholes are emphasising that.

I like the idea of the black bucket, but we are taking the dog for a 9.30 appointment with his orthopaedic surgeon (long story) which is an hour's drive away, so I think we will be in the car for the entire thing.

Glad I saw the last big one about 10 years ago.

I am using a black bucket, I have one ready and eating. It just needs water. We are having a gorgeous day today so I am not expecting much for tomorrow. We never seem to get two days the same in Northumberland.

I typed WAITING honest! Silly hudl.

Thanks for the bucket and bin liner tip.

Compared to the eclipse mania last time these has been distinctly low-key so far; no eclipse glasses at all in our town.

(now to find a black bin liner, ours are grey these days!)

this not these

DH and I sat in bed this morning gazing out of the window and waiting for the eclipse, yes, this morning. I even posted on FB what had happened to it. While in the car a little later I asked DH what day it was. Thursday he replied. We had both thought it was Friday. Oh well, senior moments x 2

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Groundhog Day tomorrow then.

I am feeling quite concerned that people will damage their eyesight today. Which is spoiling the event for me.

It'a bit foggy/misty here at present. Can't decide if the bucket thing will work.

My DH works evenings in our local Co-op. Just before closing last night he had customers in asking for eclipse glasses!!! They did not have any.

Overcast here {{sigh}}

I live in hope of the sun peeping through though.

Misty here and don't think it'll burn off. Ah well

#eclipse