March 20th Total solar eclipse!

[JB80]

Hey all,
I realise this one is one that is not going to be visible from Australia but any time there is a total eclipse it's a big deal.
Going on past discussions there may even be a few people heading to the Faroe Islands or Norway to catch this?

From where I am in Spain I'll probably be looking at 60%+ coverage and those in the UK can expect quite a bit more.

Still I'm getting quite excited for this, the wife has taken the day off and I'll have a couple of scopes set up weather permitting.
If not I'm sure then there will be many webstreams of the event to take advantage of.

[N1]

We will attempt to observe Totality from near Faroe Islands.
I will report outcomes here, regardless of whether it's successful.

[JB80]

Hi Mirko!

Regardless of the results I reckon you are in for a great trip. I will be looking forward to your report.

Things are not looking great here for this week, we get 300+ sunny days a year and this week is the one that is cloudy. I'm just hoping the forecast will change.

[JB80]

Well things are not looking good here at 1 day out. The forecast is 100% rain with strong winds. Plus the rain we have had already has brought down half of the Sahara with it.
It's an orange mess out there.

[N1]

Eclipse flight successful :eyepop:. Will follow up later.

[paulsartory]

One day I am going to get to see one of these...one day!!!!:rofl:

[sil]

in 4,854 days maybe? Sydney will be full of suspicious people carrying long tubes pointed at the sky. I think that'll be the best opportunity for me to capture a total solar (probably the best for aussies in general).