Partial solar eclipse - visible from Munich

The partial eclipse of the sun occurs today between around 1145 and 1315. In Munich, 37 per cent of the sun will be covered.

I don't think 37% is sufficient to make the sky go dark, so to experience the effect you need to get yourselves those special glasses, or use the Blue Peter pinprick projection trick, and hope for clear skies. Weather forecast is for sunshine and showers.

Probably here in Munich the phenomenon will be barely appreciated because the occultation percentage is rather low and it's not a sunny day. But if you would like to see a live coverage of the complete eclipse from Turkey you may try here.
Happy eclipse!

It would start to cloud over right now ...

well if the clouds clear then I may take a look. Anyhoo, if you are at home and have a house plant with lots of leaves and the sun is shining outside then put the plant in the sunlight. Lots of partial eclipse shadows will be cast. Very pretty indeed.

I will use the eclipse glasses my old company produced to have a little look myself

The partial eclipse has just started, and the clouds are occasionally getting out of the way, but, to state the obvious, don't stare at it without proper eye protecton.

You can read all about it here.

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Some live footage from Turkey: http://www.iayc.org/eclipse.php

After staring at the eclipse with my naked eye for the duration, I find that I just must turn up the brightness on my monitor. Is a headache normal after staring at the sun so long?

wll- the onabuloty to ficus on thungs loke kexboaeds and blondness are gud sijns

I liked it - used 1999 eclipse specs - my impression:

Personally I think a total eclipse leaves a partial eclipse in the shade

I was doing a tour of KRONES up near Regensburg at the time...I peeled myself away from the group and stared at the sun...w/o sunglasses. So ein DEPP! As the locals say. Anyway, my eyes are back to normal now, but they hurt for about 2 days afterward. But, I did see the partial eclipse. Damn beautiful imo...love hate kind of thing. Isn´t there a short story about someone going blind staring at an eclipse? Synopsis:They go blind, but it´s worth it due to the beauty of it all. Fiction is nice.

you crazy or what?!? your eyes might seem alright now but you might have damaged your retina long term.

however if you liked it so much how about going to india/china in 2009. i have been interested in eclipses and astronomy for quite a while now and this one is the longest total eclipse in the near future. although i think the whole eclipse tourism is a bit silly i think it might be worth going to see that one. its also likely to find a place in the mountains where you are the only "eclipse tourist" around.
there is one downfall ablut that one though: it is so long because the moon will be extremly close to earth and therefore cover the sun longer but the dimond effect and korona will be less visible- if you catch a good weather day!

a litttle world eclipse map for those who are interested where the next ones will be:

I went down to Cornwall in SW England for the 1999 eclipse. Unfortunately it was mostly overcast, but it was still a great experience. From a tourism perspective, it was a logistical nightmare having the eclipse over Cornwall, because the area is relatively remote, doesn't have any motorways and really struggled with the huge influx of people. But it was still cool; the whole country came to a standstill for it.

Lupo: Idiot!

shame you weren't in germany 1999- i was here in august and picked a place in the countryside to watch it somewhere near augsburg where it was 100% visible... that spot unfortunatly was overcast just before the totality was reached and i got rained on, my relatives and some of their friends saw it from their garden and even managed to take some amayzing pictures!- stupid me for wanting to experience it away from the family and crowds- in the city center of augsburg there where 10.000 people and they all got to see it too.
unbelivably tho- some drivers didn't even stop their cars when it went dark- bloody ignorats!

There was totality in Munich in '99 and the skies were clear enough for an excellent view. I shan't forget it in a hurry. Compared to that last week's show was not worth stopping my car for

The sky wasn't clear for me in 99, and I was also here. It depended where you were in the Munich area - we spoke to some people who had had fantastic views, but out in Garching you had to snatch your views between the quite heavy clouds, as I recall. I think I have a photo or two somewhere and will try to dig them out (if I'm unlucky then they are pre-digital ones which I'll have to spend an hour scanning in).

I was in Planegg.
Heck knows where my photos are.

Mehe anyone out with me last Saturday would've seen a whole row of Full Moon Eclipses outside KunstparkOst.