23.4C inside, actually getting cooler in here somehow.
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23.4C inside, actually getting cooler in here somehow.
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Finally getting some eclipse-related action here. It's a weird twilight.
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The eclipse here was disappointing. Supposedly started at 18:05 with a maximum coverage of 92% at 19.12 and ending at 20:00.
The only thing that happened was it did get cooler, but not noticeably darker. The idea of using a collander to project the sun's disc onto a sheet of white card was a dismal failure, much to the disappointment of our neighbours. Still there was some avian activity, thinking it was time to roost, but that might have been wishful thinking.
I suggested they watch it all on the 9 or 10 o'clock news!
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That's the sort of thing we were expecting - but no luck.Originally Posted by willbewill
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Yeah it was all a bit disappointing here, just went a bit dimmer. And the cat came over, expecting breakfast. The little shoite. Actually I made that last bit up, I don't think she noticed either.
As for them eclipse glasses - from essential to landfill at the speed of light.
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This sort of stuff doesn't excite me - Del's into it, though.
Marco.
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
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It is not so much an excitement, rather a recognition that we too are animals and have an inheritant, subconscious response, in just the same way as our neanderthal cousins did.
Barry
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Location: Chorley Lancs
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I'm Steve.
What is interesting is to think just how terrified our distant ancestors must have been for those few short minutes
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T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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We were at Disneyland Paris today, the non-eclipse was the best part of the day from mine and Will’s view! (Actually that’s not true, the Star Tours “4D” film/ride was pretty cool.) Weather was up to the expected billing, got to 35c. 38c predicted tomorrow and Friday, then cools down to 29c with a chance of drizzle in the morning on Saturday. Hoping to do a few local things then, back to do the other part of Disney tomorrow and Paris central on Friday - both in the heat!
Alex
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