How York saw the solar eclipse – in pix and on Twitter
Who flicked the dimmer switch? What began as a sunny spring day turned into an eerie glow as the solar eclipse turned morning to twilight.
And York responded with calm dignity various degrees of excitement, panic and delirium…
Aargh – it’s cloudy!
Oh no! Disaster! Come on now, move along… #eclipse #york pic.twitter.com/8MzbJKNExi
— Laura Bradley (@laurabradphoto) March 20, 2015
No, wait – it’s sunny! Hurray
The sky over York right now. Hello southerners!
#eclipse pic.twitter.com/e1NoKhpqpg
— Save the Dodo (@dodosanctuary) March 20, 2015
No, wait, it’s cloudy again
The race is on. Moon or clouds? My money's on the clouds. #solareclipse #York. pic.twitter.com/2tnjD2l4g9
— Hugh Brazier (@hughbrazier) March 20, 2015
Hi-tech viewing solutions were readied…
High tech solutions for viewing #SolarEclipse in #York @UoYITServices this morning. pic.twitter.com/31Jukt6SpM
— Matthew Badham (@maljambon) March 20, 2015
Lots of clear skies here in York and my high-tech "Eclipse-O-Matic" viewing apparatus is delivering good results: pic.twitter.com/MKFwSvMBu2
— Ralph Harrington (@ralphharrington) March 20, 2015
And people gathered on the streets
Watching the #eclipse2015 in #York! pic.twitter.com/lxGr7CUKSS
— Rob Walker (@rjcwalker) March 20, 2015
York is clear for #eclipse @ScienceVoice @NtlSTEMCentre pic.twitter.com/cSLf6wgKpZ
— Vaughan Lewis (@myscience_vl) March 20, 2015
Or at various other locations
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Vantage point for the Solar Eclipse at Clifford's Tower. A few students here. Who says we're lazy? pic.twitter.com/QcbCMiJdei
— Joseph Gibbons (@JoeBillGibbo) March 20, 2015
Watching #eclipse2015 @StNicksFields in #york – best reflected in the #wildlife pond! (Looked better live…) #photo pic.twitter.com/1ZLHKrLPE8
— St Nicks (@StNicksFields) March 20, 2015
Crowds watching the eclipse in York #Eciipse2015 – no filter on image. pic.twitter.com/Q5Nx3p7khy
— Richard Salkeld (@richardsalkeld) March 20, 2015
Most of @stpetersyork out to see the eclipse. A real buzz & lots of great telescopes from York Astonomical Society. pic.twitter.com/GhRESwBuSs
— Ben Fuller (@politicsastar) March 20, 2015
Eclipse watching in #York with @JerryIbbotson projecting it onto a piece of paper for the crowds pic.twitter.com/waUSZWDYBP
— Louise Ibbotson (@edlouise) March 20, 2015
@york_college staff and students watch the Eclipse in their hundreds! pic.twitter.com/F0ezfZFJex
— York College (@york_college) March 20, 2015
Colanders were deployed
#eclipse2015 York, Uk pic.twitter.com/dCAECPZLRd
— Emma Baines (@Emma_phillips09) March 20, 2015
Colander works well as pinhole camera #york #solareclipse pic.twitter.com/U8rzU6vdzP
— Elizabeth Hughes (@LizHughesDD) March 20, 2015
And various pinhole devices
#eclipse2015 #York only a thin crescent now, v cloudy suddenly pic.twitter.com/00UJp2nyaL
— Steve Tighe (@Steve_Tighe) March 20, 2015
The @YorkTheatre team out in force with low tech pin hole camera to see the eclipse! @duckerjames is our team leader pic.twitter.com/9HP0Ktg5wA
— AbbigailWright (@AbbigailWright) March 20, 2015
#eclipse2015 9.27am, York, on the back of an envelope. Can really see it now!!! @BBCStargazing #bbcstargazing pic.twitter.com/u7Y3oeTZap
— Bex Lyons (@MedievalBex) March 20, 2015
As something strange began…
Solar eclipse live from York #eclipse2015 @NtlSTEMCentre @ScienceVoice pic.twitter.com/djAZ43asSl
— Science Venue (@Mysci_events) March 20, 2015
Good view of the #eclipse here in #york pic.twitter.com/CS6GdJQej1
— Ravage Productions (@ravageprod) March 20, 2015
Eclipse, York 09:39 (through telescope so upside down) #eclipse #eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/Suevzse1X2
— Catriona Tippin (@ProofreadingTip) March 20, 2015
Getting there… #york #eclipse pic.twitter.com/AYjmtuRqtt
— MatRobinsonPhoto (@matrobinson88) March 20, 2015
The eclipse in #york #eclipse2015 @ConnorSephton @CraigMinton pic.twitter.com/PbVMevcSJS
— Jonny Wells (@JonnyWells22) March 20, 2015
Its getting cold and dark in York #eclipse2015 @ScienceVoice @NtlSTEMCentre pic.twitter.com/7N4aYcXVFm
— Science Venue (@Mysci_events) March 20, 2015
The eclipse had a strange effect on some
Just a few members of the support team limbering up in the light of the lunar eclipse #lovetocare #york pic.twitter.com/x8klPZtOxY
— Home Instead York (@homeinsteadyork) March 20, 2015
Though not on all…
Still waiting for the super powers to kick in… #eclipse #york pic.twitter.com/PJQBoKulDO
— MrDaveMoorhouse (@MrDaveMoorhouse) March 20, 2015
To some though, the eclipse was a sideshow
Energy Efficiency in Traditional & Historic Buildings course in York today. Also #eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/mdStv5jN8b
— R. Hilton & Co. (@rhiltonco) March 20, 2015
And for others, nothing out of the ordinary
Brilliant view of eclipse in york but not much different to usual #suncoveredbycloud
— Simon Mallett (@SimonMallett1) March 20, 2015