As you all know, a solar eclipse is billed to happen today on 26th of Feburary, 2017.

The south eastern area will have the most obscurity (33 percent)
while the north will have the least (9 percent).

The south west will happen about 23 percent obscurity.

The main action will go down around 4:30 pm but we can be leisurely viewing the sun before that

So, Science enthusiasts, lovers of nature, picture freaks,
Let us view one of nature's awe-inspiring phenomena and marvel at the designs of this wondrous solar system and universe in particular.



EDIT :

Unfortunately, I was unable to view the solar eclipse or even take pictures due to clouds which blocked the sun all through


In that light, this thread is useless.


Lalasticlala, kindly delete this thread.

Patiently waiting in my small backyard with a bowl of water and a sachet of pure water


But OP, you no try o. Majority of Nigerians don't even know what an eclipse is

*Walk In*

Lol.. very funny. This should be in Joke section ah swear.

patiently waiting....

OutofSync, haba now. Nigerians are not that bad .

But the.... To fulfill all righteousness...

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A solar eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the moon blocks the light of the sun from reaching the earth.

Or better still, an eclipse occurs when the earth moon and sun line up in a straight line, in that order.

It is really something beautiful and quite rare.

Why??

Because the moon and the earth rotate in very different elliptical orbit.
The earth orbits round the moon. The moon orbits round the earth AND round the sun. (the sun also orbits but it's of no concern here).

Whenever these orbits coincide, the moon lines up in front of earth and blocks the light from the sun, creating an umbra and penumbra region...



Oh, and today's eclipse is an annular solar eclipse.

The moon will cover the Sun's "center", leaving the sun's outer edges visible.
It is very dangerous to view this with the naked eye, so it's best to use a bowl of water or a mirror or a sachet of pure-water to view it rather than the naked eye folks!



Time check 4:20 pm.

Still no sign here.

lalasticlala, mynd44, Seun, kindly take this to FP so nairalanders would be more aware about the eclipse

It's 4: 30 OP. The said solar eclipse should start very soon!
Make I help your ministry
Apollux mrphysics butterfly88 Johnydon22 Teempakguy lalasticlala

Damn clouds are blocking the sun

Outofsync:
It's 4: 30 OP. The said solar eclipse should start very soon!

Make I help your ministry

Apollux mrphysics butterfly88 Johnydon22 Teempakguy lalasticlala

I just saw a slight evidence of it, went to visit someone in badagry area. The sky is just grayish. I don't think it s a full eclipse

Apollux:

I just saw a slight evidence of it, went to visit someone in badagry area. The sky is just grayish. I don't think it s a full eclipse

where in Badagry. because I'm in badagry nothing such as occur. I have been watching to see but nothing to call eclipse here.

dauddy97:
where in Badagry. because I'm in badagry nothing such as occur. I have been watching to see but nothing to call eclipse here.

U won't really see much just dat d sky looked a bit gray, too gray for 4.30pm

Actually forgot. . .besides, it didn't seem like there was eclipse. . .

Me No see anything... sun just dey like Normal