Eclipse Reminder

There's going to be a partial solar eclipse visible from the UK tomorrow, visible from London for a while

Partial begins - 29 Mar 2025, 10:07:25

Maximum (about 30%) - 29 Mar 2025, 11:03:27

Partial ends - 29 Mar 2025, 12:00:50

This will be more visible further west and especially in parts of Canada which will have very close to a full eclipse.

For full details see https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2025-march-29

Assuming the sun is actually visible I'm going to be trying the lenses I have eclipse filters for (two zooms and a 500mm mirror lens), mainly as practice for next year since tomorrow won't be hugely impressive.

Dragonmeet: Call to Adventure

Only heard about this an hour ago - there's going to be a Dragonmeet convention (a spin-off from the big one in December), but in Kensington Town Hall where it used to be held. It's on April 26th, the Saturday after Eastercon. It's called Dragonmeet: Call to Adventure and seems to be aimed at getting newcomers into the hobby, the advertising emphasises kids, it's sponsored by two London boroughs and membership is free.

https://dragonmeet.co.uk/cta

I've just got membership, next I'll see if they need GMs or anything...

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