'Solar' Parties

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Wednesday 12 August 2026

Begins (1st. Contact): 18.16

Ends (Moon 'leaves' Sun's disc): 20.06

Partial Solar Eclipse

There will be ANOTHER Partial Solar Eclipse in August (early evening) next year. This time with an approximately maximum 94% obscuration (coverage) at ca. 19.12! Look out for information and emails about an HAS observing session to safely view the partial eclipse. A good website to find all eclipse info is here.

Past Events

Partial Solar Eclipse - Observing Session - Saturday 29th March

We were lucky with the weather for the Partial Solar Eclipse on Saturday 29th March. The sky was reasonably clear for first contact at 10:04 and the clouds mostly kept away until after maximum eclipse just before 11:00.

There was a great collection of observing equipment - projecting scopes, H Alpha scope, Herschel wedges, mylar viewing glasses and, of course, the traditional colander.

Everyone was able to see the partially covered sun, the collection of sun spots spread across the sun's surface and some prominences on the edge of the solar disk.

Many thanks to James and Wyevale Nurseries for allowing us to use their private car park to safely set up our equipment, park cars and vans and enjoy the selection of cakes and nibbles that Keith and David brought along.

Here's a taster of what we experienced on the day:

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