The 12th of August 2026 saw a partial solar eclipse over the UK. This is when the moon passes in front of the sun. In Stroud we had about a 92% eclipse. I thought it bit of a non event compared to all the preceding media hype!
Here are a few photos I took on the common, primarily of the people watching and waiting.
This was by Rodborough Fort but the watchers were strung out all along the common towards the Bear at Rodborough. Pic below is of a local yoga club doing their thing in the run up to the eclipse.
The vibe was good with lots of people using kitchen colanders instead of the special glasses to project the sun onto a piece of paper on the ground.
