>>Getting a 95% solar eclipse here this morning. Max in about 15mins - already need lights in the office. Perfect conditions to view - a wall to wall clear blue sky.
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>We had around 70%. Enough to feel the difference, but never dark. I have taken some pictures for the kids. World still turning. Back to the keyboard ...

Actually, looking it up, we were nearer 90% here. Don't know if it was 90% darker - probably need a light meter to measure that.
There's a weird quality to the light during an eclipse. Hard to describe but, compared to a normal sunrise/sunset, it may just be due to the fact that you don't get long shadows.

Animal behaviour was also interesting - all the birds stopped flying and became quiet. The chickens on the yard all went back to their roosting places - but, interestingly, were back out within five minutes after the max. They definitely knew before I did that it was getting lighter.