>>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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>Hi Viv quite dark in London but heavily overcast. I remember the same with the near total eclipse a few years ago which I watched from Wiltshire. My brother went down to the south coast and caught a few seconds of totality through a break in the clouds.
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>On of my favourite astronomical sights which I have managed to see a few times are noctilucent clouds. Though as they are in the atmosphere I suppose strictly speaking they are weather.

Those are the ones that look like 'flying saucers' ? I've seen a couple of beauts in the last few months - usually early morning on cold days....