Today our class wrote about our experience of the Solar Eclipse. Have a read of them below:

By David Casey

Today on the 20th of March 2015, there was a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is when the sun, the moon and the earth are perfectly aligned. The last one was in 1999 and the next one is in 2026.

By Jamie Leigh Fitzharris

Today when we came into school Mr Smyth told us there was a solar eclipse just before we did our Maths. He explained what a solar eclipse was. We were all fascinated. Well for all I know- I was. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets in the way of the sun so the sun reflects off the moon and then it looks like a diamond ring because the sun is behind the moon. So it makes it look like a diamond ring. I really liked learning about the eclipse. The last eclipse was in 1999 and the next one is in 2026 and I’ll be 21 or 22!

By Ryan Burke

Today in class our teacher told us that there was going to be a solar eclipse. It will repeat history from 1999. When the sun shines at the earth the moon gets in the way and makes no light and the world gets darker, darker and darker, until it goes pitch black for an hour more or less. Today the eclipse started at 8.30 and finished at 10.30. We looked at websites and we found live coverage from England, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.