So much needless hype building up to it.
I remember when I heard about it a few days ago, my thought was "oh, lucky for spain and thought nothing more.
Then the next thing I'm hearing is "96% in UK, ohmygosh" and BBC gushing over it like it was going to be the next biggest thing.
I saw the sky darken slightly. Cool. 2 hours well spent.
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Thorry@feddit.org · 44 pts · 12d
I'll be sure to forward your complaints to the Moon, so it can do better in the future.
The worst part for me was people clapping. Like it's a show put on just for them. Yay, the Moon still exists! Go Moon!
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 12d
lol, wait, you saw people clapping? Humanity is doomed lol
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 12d
Ah yes, because expressing joy at a rare natural phenomenon is a sure sign of the downfall of humanity.
Your cynicism is worse than their clapping. Let people enjoy things.
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 12d
I don't think he was being cynical; more like taking the mick out of the previous post.
monketman82@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 12d
Yep, clap away like idiots then set fire to the nearby forest with a portable BBQ.
Codpiece@feddit.uk · 28 pts · 12d
I refuse to interact with rage inducing content! :)
I enjoyed it. The kids enjoyed it. The neighbours all enjoyed it.
alt_xa_23@midwest.social · 22 pts · 12d
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 12d
I do wish they'd have moved it to the weekend rather than a Wednesday, to accommodate all those people stuck in work.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 12d
I don't know why they also decided to have a cloudy day at the same time. Some poor planning.
DanWolfstone@leminal.space · 6 pts · 12d
You guys are getting clouds?
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 12d
It's still stupidly warm up here despite the cloud cover and rain
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 12d
California here... What are clouds? Do you mean the brown fog stuff that hangs around LA or the smoke from all the fires or whatever?
paranoia@feddit.dk · 16 pts · 12d
Some people just have to be contrarian. It was cool. It's 2 hours you won't have the possibility to spend again for the rest of your life.
frtzngbllr@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 12d
I had a nice evening with friends on a hill to watch a, for us humans at least, rare event. It was nice. No clouds apart from a few in the end in northern germany.
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 12d
We all gathered in a neighbour's garden with drinks and nibbles, and it was really lovely. The eclipse was almost a sideshow.
OmegaMouse@pawb.social · 9 pts · 12d
I don't know, I thought it was pretty neat to see. Especially considering it's such a rare event in the universe - that the moon happens to be the perfect size to cover the sun like that, and that we live in the period where eclipses are possible to see (if I remember correctly this won't always be the case on Earth?). The conditions were also perfect.
Hiked out to a field, had a beer and saw it through a pinhole. Was a nice little outing.
Mac@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 12d
They didn't see totality.
OmegaMouse@pawb.social · 6 pts · 12d
You mean OP? Neither did I - I assume everyone posting here is from the UK
Mac@mander.xyz · 0 pts · 12d
For sure, just pointing it out because it makes a difference. I didn't know the path and if it went through the UK or not.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 12d
I did think it would get much darker. My son was quite disappointed!
We went up the hill behind our house, and was filled with families from the village, which was lovely. My wife hastily made some pin hole boxes, but unfortunately the hole was too large on both of them so didn't get a great image.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 12d
I loved it. It got quite a bit darker and we got strange shadows, birds also started to freak out a little. It was such an eerie atmosphere. I did say expect it to get as dark as it did.
Mac@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 12d
I saw totality and it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life.
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12d
The 2017 one was absolutely mind blowing. I happened to find an area with no people and clear skies. Totality is one of the craziest things I've ever seen.
anothermember@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 12d
I thought it was fun, was certainly the best one I've got to see so far, and I didn't see much hype about it.
Cherry@piefed.social · 3 pts · 12d
Who is this woman? and why is she relevant to the topic?
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 12d
I'm pretty sure she's from the BBC
Cherry@piefed.social · 1 pts · 12d
Ah makes sense now, i thought they just had a random woman pic.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 12d
She is shit.
bottleofchips@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 12d
Well there’s no need to be so fucking British about it
bottleofchips@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 12d