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NOPE, IT DIDN’T look like this:
Or this…
So what did the solar eclipse look like?
People have been taking snaps (hopefully without looking at the sun, because that would not be a Good Thing) and sharing them on Twitter.
Here’s what has been seen so far:
Spare a thought for those of us (like everyone in TheJournal.ie Towers) who couldn’t see anything at all. Boo.
There were some strange happenings going on though…
This amazing video also shows us what happened, in fantastic detail:
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I couldn’t see anything because the bloody moon got in the way.
The first picture from Sarah Holland is an emoticon from an iPhone !
Worst. Solar eclipse. Ever!
No shit Sherlock!
A Solar Eclipse, the cosmic Ballet continues..
Anyone wanna switch seats?!
Krusty wants out
Well my work here is done!
No, the world needs laughter!
Solar power! Will the world never learn??
It’s all endas fault
I know
Why was the eclipse his ego or his butt, lol.
A comma would have helped with that joke lol.
Please stop saying lol.
People are so serious and angry on here, a joke will always get a serious reply on this site…
1999′s eclipse was great! It got a little dark in the house this morning. I’ll look back in 2022 and say “God I remember in 2015 when I had to turn on the lights to make my morning coffee, What a great eclipse that was”.
Couldn’t even make out where the sun was up my way! I hear all I have to do is wait another twenty-five years! Let’s hope I’m still here!
It was a major let down. I’ll know not to get so excited in 2026 .
It’s majorly shiiiiiiite.
It was what it was. What the hell were ye expecting?
@The Doctor
Maybe they were expecting the Fenris wolf eating the sun and then regurgitating it again, or something of that ilk
Thanks for publishing my photograph! It was amazing that the heavy coulds parted just at the right moment.
The second time in the space of 12 hours that my wife was excited but was let down straight after…
Jaffa Cakes eclipse are alway good too.
Poxy clouds
On the toilet, what did I miss??
Zombie apocalypse.
If you think the eclipse was a good thing, we were responsible for it.
If you think the eclipse was a bad thing, the government implemented it.
Populism! You gotta love it.
Total eclipse in 2090 something to look forward to
Is that really how you think…
I don’t know what to do, I’m always in the dark, we’re living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
I really need you tonight , forevers gonna start tonight! !
As soon as eclipse was over clouds dissapeared
Clouds are made or what? Water
All Irish Water’s fault
Screw you guys and your cloudless skies >=(
Cloudy misty morning here. Was a bit dull. Got a bit more dull. Then quite a bit duller. Then it got a bit less dull. Then only dull. Very underwhelmed by the solar eclipse.
Typically, two hours after the event, it is now a lovely sunny day with no clouds in Cork.
God so loves the Irish – we were protected from going blind trying to look at the eclipse by a gift of heaven sent dark clouds…!
Well, now that it’s all over I can say that I looked directly, if briefly, at the eclipse, got a great view, and no damage was done. They can’t say it, but it is perfectly safe for most people just to have a brief glance.
Everybody just forget I said that before 2026.
I was in Cornwall for the 1999 full solar eclipse. It was the most amazing experience. It suddenly went pitch black and then after 2 minutes it was like someone flicked a light switch and suddenly it was daylight again. It was awesome. We were on top of a cliff. We could see light in the horizon and we saw street lights all come on in the towns below.
I’m definitely going to go to the ellipse in the United States in 2017.
Fooled the birds.
It’s a warning from the Lord for the Irish (including the Northern Prods as well) to turn from the paths of wickedness and return to his bosom. Oh yes. There will also be winds which will lay low the mountains of the earth. Maybe not today. Honest.
That’s it all over now for another year
Top tip. Don’t look at a eclipse with a magnifying glass. Feeling sore :(
Sarah wins
Really? Did that person including an antenna think it added artistic taste
Couldn’t see a thing with all the cloud this morning.
A picture of a pair of bicycle clips would be just as good!
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