Jupiter and Saturn

[jim8flog]

Days as well.
I remember the crowds going to view the total solar eclipse in Cornwall in 1999, but the only place the clouds parted in time was Goonhilly.
I stayed at home where the sun was shining and saw a partial eclipse which was still great.

I was down at Plymouth that day somewhat disappointing except for some things

I remember standing on the wall outside the MIL's house thinking "look at the really dark bank of cloud coming our way" realising when the time came it was actually the shadow on the cloud when the time came.
I remember the absolute quiet just before the time (very eerie).
and the huge uproar from the crowds on the cliffs as the precise moment arrived

One thing I will also remember is the near stand still traffic jam all the way from Plymouth to Exeter, 5 hrs to do a journey which normally took 90 minutes.

I did catch them yesterday evening in a very lucky 5 minute break in the cloud cover but as two distinct planets and nowhere near as bright as expected due to the haze.

 

[Foxholer]

Why does it seem that we always have cloudy nights...?

FTY!

I actually remember watching a Solar eclipse in 1999. The entire ataff were invited to congregate in the 'village' green to (protectively) watch! Pretty phenomenal to see! As a Kiwi, it ranks quite high on the nationalistic phenomena - as Cook's journey to NZ was funded by an observation of the transit of Venus!