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Misceleanous => Misceleanous => Topic started by: Happy Days on March 20, 2015, 09:45:22 AM

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: Happy Days on March 20, 2015, 09:45:22 AM

Well this is the best image of the eclipse I could get. Before the sky clouded over :evil: . Taken just before 09.00 this morning. (maxima was around 09.30.)

Anyone get any better images?

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Happy%20Days/eciips%202.jpg)

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: mario on March 20, 2015, 12:06:55 PM

Not in Normandie no sun today  :evil:

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: Happy Days on March 20, 2015, 16:06:46 PM

That’s because the sun only shines on the righteous. :lol:

Okay, I’m going……………… :arrow:  :arrow:

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: selleri on March 21, 2015, 00:13:11 AM

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/selleri/10559694_10153189733919851_6433132814513056288_n.jpg)

The harbours daylight sensors turned on the pylon lights.
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/selleri/10606479_10153189733994851_8807912305324986399_n.jpg)

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: Happy Days on March 21, 2015, 08:05:29 AM

Nice shot of the eclipse, :clap:  well done Sverrir.


Not quite sure why daylight sensors would turn light on? :shock:  Surely lights go off when there is enough daylight, don’t they? :?:

Little Keith

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: selleri on March 21, 2015, 17:58:26 PM

Probably something lost in translation! No Scarlett here though or I wouldn't be online writing this!   :lol:

Daylight sensor is the name given to a photocell thingy that trips a relay when a certain amount of light is sensed, so usually they turn on the lights when it gets dark and turn them off when enough light returns.

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: selleri on March 22, 2015, 07:16:39 AM

Nice video here of the "darkness."

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152987055442745

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: Happy Days on March 22, 2015, 08:07:21 AM

Yeah, it got really dark didn’t it. (I noticed the street light didn’t come on in that sequence :?: ……maybe it didn’t use a light sensor switch! :lol: )

Here in southern Ireland it got darker during the transit but really, with the cloud cover here, it just seemed as though there was a thicker layer of cloud in the sky. The temperature reduced as well of course.

L.K.

Title: Irish Eclipse 2015
Post by: selleri on March 22, 2015, 08:16:32 AM

For us humans it wasn't dark enough to warrant any kind of street lights though the camera nearly went blind, which at those settings isn't that surprising.   ;)