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The next Eclipse
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Re: The next Eclipse
Thanks for sharing that Jon. So the next one to hit europe is in 2090 but the one that hits spain is in 2026 ![Thumbs up! :-bd](./images/smilies/113.gif)
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There was a partial eclipse here in the UK about eight years ago that was impressive enough. Definitely one of those bucket list items
Loved this quote on the BBC site the other day:
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Loved this quote on the BBC site the other day:
Even knowing that they are a product of orbital mechanics and so being able to predict them doesn't take away the spectacle, just imagine how ancient societies acted when the sun was suddenly blotted out.But Prof Don Pollacco, from the department of physics at the University of Warwick who travelled to Texas to view it
"I wouldn't bother watching any partial eclipses - I think they're a waste of time," he said.
He described total eclipses as "very magical", adding: "I'm a scientist, and I'm saying it's magical."
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Agreed a total eclipse is a bucket list item a partial eclipse is barely worth going outside for.
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That would be classed as a total eclipse, right?
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But when you crash bang break it, it might then become a partial eclipse. If my calculations serve me correctly
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Ha, I was looking at this yesterday too. I've got a mate who lives just outside the NE boundary of the path of totality who I've been meaning to visit...
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Just me who thinks we've been beneath a full eclipse for the last two months?
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And a wet one at that!Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:46 pm Just me who thinks we've been beneath a full eclipse for the last two months?
When will it stop? Never been so wet in work
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No "The next Eclipse to hit the UK will be on 23th September 2090"redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:23 pm Thanks for sharing that Jon. So the next one to hit europe is in 2090 but the one that hits spain is in 2026![]()
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Aha. Thanks Jon. I'll be 113 years old (if I'm alive) by then. I'll be sure to look out for it. Enjoy your Spain sightingJohnClimber wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:00 pmNo "The next Eclipse to hit the UK will be on 23th September 2090"redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:23 pm Thanks for sharing that Jon. So the next one to hit europe is in 2090 but the one that hits spain is in 2026![]()
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I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now ![😏](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f60f.svg)
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I was on a lads holiday in Spain in 1999 and we slept through it
it was the morning after the night before
Didn't realise there was one so close next year. Makes for an interesting holiday destination
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Didn't realise there was one so close next year. Makes for an interesting holiday destination
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Bonnie Tyler is having one soon apparently.
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Entirely coincidentally, I've just bought some E-Clips. Quite impressed. They automatically self-disengage when they detect a crash occurring so I can dismount easily. Whatever will they E- next I wonder.
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Don't worry mate.pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now![]()
I'll bring the English cloud cover with me so don't expect to see it.
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Based on the met office app you've been basking in sunshine compared where I amJust me who thinks we've been beneath a full eclipse for the last two months?
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I can only assume you're underground.Based on the met office app you've been basking in sunshine compared where I am
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Thanks, but sorry mate, I prefer Iceland.pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now![]()
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Are you taking bookings GianThanks, but sorry mate, I prefer Iceland.pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now![]()
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Sounds like a good idearedefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:49 pmAre you taking booking GianThanks, but sorry mate, I prefer Iceland.pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now![]()
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12.08. is a good time to start a bicycle trip across Iceland.
2 - 3 weeks, some sightseeing, lots of offroad riding along glaciers, lots of wind and hot pots.
Oh... and the smell of rotten eggs.
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I don't get the rotten eggs. Is that from too much beans
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Sulphur smell from tectonic plate activity / larva- its very runny so releases loads of gas
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Aha. Thanks John. Sounds nasty. I'll probably stay away ![Thumbs up! :-bd](./images/smilies/113.gif)
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