astronomy - partial solar eclipse

3rd Oct 2005 - a bright sunny day in Shoreham [if not in the rest of the country!]

We had a splendid view of that rare occurence - the solar eclipse. Admittedly it was not total, but it was impressive none-the-less. Near maximum, the air became noticeably cold and the light took on that almost blue sparkling tinge that I remember from the eclipse last millenium [heh - i've been waiting a while to be able to say that :-)]

NEVER EVER look directly at the sun, through binoculars or telescopes or in a magnifying glass!! The following pictures show the safe method of projecting the image.