Today was the famous solar eclipse, the longest eclipse of this century. From the Kanagawa region we were expected to be able to see about a 60% eclipse, with the peak viewing time around 11:10am.
If you're wondering what a partial solar eclipse looks like under heavy, obscuring cloud, here's a picture.
Basically, it looks like a whole lot of anti-climax.
At 11:10, I couldn't even tell where the sun *was* in the sky. However, at around 11:35, there was a brief snatch where only light clouds were passing in front of the sun. The eclipse could clearly be seen, though it was impossible to look at for more than a half-second at a time (and it would have been unwise to try).
Taking such quick peeks, at first it was difficult to tell if the dark smudges were really an eclipse, or just cloud. Eventually I was able to see it. The sun doesn't look at all bright in these photos, but it really was. All the while I was firing off photos, hoping at least one of them would have a clear eclipse visible...
Yay! ^_^
Moments later, the sun was completely obscured again. Most of the people I talked to today didn't get to see it at all.
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