Partial solar eclipse, as a rare phenomena of nature entertained us last Friday (20/MAR/2015 from 09:30 AM to 12:00 AM). The sun was partially (60%) covered by the moon. In 1999 we had the total solar eclipse. I remember well, it was summer and we observed it through special glasses at Lake Balaton and put down the event as a once-in-a-lifetime happening. This time it wasn't overexpatiated. We looked for different kinds of round shape holes eg. noodle strainer with a sheet of paper or two sheets of paper, upper one punched with a pin and let the sun shine through it. Safest way to see such solar eclipse. Normally, we can see an even round shape projection of the sun but this time a crescent could be seen; thicker, thinner then thicker again, depending on the actual phase of the cover.
We saw the phenomena at work with the help of a printed circuit board and the guys from the software department were so smart to install an IP camera so that everyone could see it without leaving their desk. :-)
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