The 2026 partial eclipse

Odd lighting, and a cool bit of lens flare at the bottom of the photo. I thought there would be a good gathering at the seafront in Brighton. It was way beyond that. The beach and Hove Lawns were full of picnickers, with eclipse glasses, cardboard boxes , cutlery holders, colanders. So many colanders. Forget the eclipse itself: it was a lovely gathering of people, offering glasses around to those…