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Originally Posted by jem
You might think so, if the sun is 90% occulted (covered) as it was in London, then you might expect it to be really dim. The thing is though, that the sun is so, so bright, that even 10-20% of the light getting through doesn’t make a massive difference.
For that, you need a total eclipse when it really does go dark. Alas the next one visible from the UK will occur on Sept. 23rd 2090.
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That explains why it didn't get really dark here too. It was just like the sun had gone in and never came back out until it started getting dark at the usual time.