Eclipse glasses at the ready..........

A reflection in the glass window of my porch. Is that safe enough to look at?

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phoenix the bucket does work. As I put on my thread the other day, it's how my family viewed the last one

I have just been filling my black non-stick frying pan with water and placing it strategically in the conservatory - that seems an alternative to the black bucket.

I already have an after-image in my vision just from looking at it while I put it in position, so I am thinking of just watching the TV coverage.

I read online yesterday that the bucket idea is not safe as you still get too many rays!

I read that too MiniMouse.

The image in the frying pan of the whole sun (pre-eclipse) was certainly very bright.

Elegran if DH hadn't taken the car this morning I'd be heading east

Yay!! I just saw it briefly

- watching TV

Surprised at that Minimouse it was a recommend method last time. Just shows how opinions change on such things.

No chance of seeing anything here because of cloud, so Brian Cox it is.

Well, the frying pan PLUS SUNGLASSES worked for the brief moment the clouds went away. I am still going to ransack the house for something more resistant than sunglasses for the main parts of the show.

Too cloudy here No birds flying or singing - not even crows or seagulls - so they know something's happening!

About to try frying pan plus TWO pairs of sunglasses (if the clouds allow)

Its cloudy here but the sun is clearly visible in Melton Mowbray shining right in my study window as we speak - so to speak- must say though the whole thing leaves me unaffected.

Baubles You could have used the £19 Scotrail return for over 50s.

Wow! Pretty spectacular in North Devon! I though the slight fog/mist would affect it, but it doesn't seem to have.

All animals exactly the same here.

It hasnt been as dark as I was expecting.

That was superb, wasn't it, phoenix?!

Very impressive indeed, Ariadne

Totally cloudy here in West London what a shame the kids at the school were all ready to watch... oh well back to Stargazing Live...

Just saw it here. Looking forward to asking GDs what they thought of it.

I can recommend the frying pan plus two pairs of sunglasses.

The clouds have now closed in so I think I may miss the climax

A bit grey here now - weird yellowy-grey light all around. We have used pinhole and a colander - works fine, but quite a tiny image.

I am fascinated about the necessary precautions as I would have thought that the eye would have automatically closed the pupil or blinked in order to protect the retina - as it does with a camera flash.