For some reason this was not all that widely publicised. Perhaps because the astronomical sciences are not held in such high esteem this side of the Atlantic, or maybe because Americans see the blotting out of the sun as divine judgement against the President's endorsement of gay marriage.
Either way, we weren't going to miss out on an afternoon sunning ourselves and witnessing events of galactic importance. As our natural satellite passed in front of our local star, the light took on a strange dim hue and a preternatural eeriness descended. Was this the herald of the end times? No, things brightened up fairly quickly, and we celebrated with a couple of glasses of our neighbour Eavan's homemade beer.
How do you view an eclipse? Well, my Mum taught me, actually, long ago in a field in Wales. It's true! She's a scientist.
Look at that! See, it works!!
Hannah's method. She's a theologian.
To the naked eye, things still look pretty bright (please don't try this at home).
Young neighbour Faye takes her first steps on the road to scientific progress.
This is as annular as it got for us, but still pretty impressive. And in 3D!
