2015

SJ9594 : Swains Valley pre-eclipse

taken 9 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England

Swains Valley pre-eclipse
Swains Valley pre-eclipse
Around 8.20 am the sun over Swains Valley is trying to pierce through the clouds.
Solar Eclipse - 20 March 2015

A partial solar eclipse occurred over the whole of Britain between about 0830-1030 on 20 March 2015. The next one of any consequence is on 12 August 2026 – it will be total across Iceland, the Atlantic and Spain, with a very large partial eclipse across Britain with western Ireland at around 95% eclipsed, falling to 83% in London.

Two useful websites are LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link
The Wikipedia site is excellent – a click on any date of the future eclipses opens up a new page with full details and animation.


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SJ9594, 1859 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 20 March, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 March, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9512 9419 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.6673N 2:4.4962W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9507 9422
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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