During first lesson this morning, Marden was plunged into semi-darkness as we witnessed the first solar eclipse in our region since 1999. It became notably darker and colder, as we set up a live web feed to cover the eclipse. Here’s some time lapse footage of the moon passing in front of the sun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiMvbg86RaQ&feature=youtu.be

Here are a selection of images of this morning’s eclipse, taken by staff and students.

Photo credits to Thomas Crawford, Courtney Young, Lauren Warton, Lewis Follin and Arron King.