Do you not know that this "happance" of the perfect diameter is only transient and temporary? The orbits of the moon is ever changing and so one day it would not be able to block the sun completely. What then? Is the glory of the Creator is ever diminished? Would the evidence of His glory be gone?

Johnny Lee, London,

I saw some of it from Chippenham, Wiltshire during breaks in the cloud. Just Google "Philip Pugh's Astronomy" and you'll find details and pictures on my website.

Philip Pugh, Chippenham , England

Dan and Mike should have a word with their creator to ask him why he arranged things so that the Moon only approximately covers the Sun. The arrangement isn't perfect at all - shoddy workmanship for an omnipotent deity, don't you think?

Ian, Nottingham, UK

-"This is just one of many proofs for a designer who wants us to observe his creation."

Yeah Dan. Sure. Here's another thing, isn't it amazing that a puddle is exactly the right size and shape to contain the water within it??? Proof of God again, surely...

Tony Pritchard, Cancun, Mexico

Dan from Orange County - If an eclipse is proof of the existence of God, then why do you believe in other solar systems (which contradicts the Bible)? How do you know that, firstly, there are other "Earth, moon and Sun" configurations, and secondly, that none of them have the same layout as here?

Richard Thompson, Bristol, England

Yes, the eclipse looked really beautiful from our balcony!

Alexey L.N., Novosibirsk, Russia

When I was in the cinema the other day a young man's head in front of me totally obscured the screen . I firmly believe this is definitive proof of a deity making everything work together for me to observe His creation

des rigby, manchester, england

I wholeheartedly agree with Dan, it is an absolute miracle that the moon just "happens" to be the perfect diameter to just block out the sun. If this does not provide you enough evidence of a creator who made everything work together for our good and His glory, I'm not sure what else would..

Mike, Murrieta,

"The temperature dropped", I thought the sun had little to do with global temperature. Right, AL.

RobertT, Louisville, USA

Eclipses might happen "every day" in this vast universe , but in no other solar system is the distance between the Earth, moon, and sun set up for a perfect eclipse so that the corona is visible like this. This is just one of many proofs for a designer who wants us to observe his creation.

Dan, Orange County, USA

The phoenix is another mythical animal that was inspired by total solar eclipses. Some TSEs display a bird-like form within the sun's corona. This "winged sun" (see the 1991 TSE) inspired a flock of mythical birds and winged sun gods. The TSE's similarity to a huge eye influenced ancient beliefs too

Robin Edgar, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

An interesting Eclipse related blog here for anyone intrested

http://www.worshipthelight.blogspot.com/

GT, Manchester, UK

The 'event' is not over yet. A lunar eclispe on August 16 in conjunction with this solar eclipse is a repeat of historic proportions. What it protends is anyone's guess?

This 'event' will not go gently into the future. If you really feel things are changing very rapidly you feel the pulse.

David Rooney, Maui, USA

Kudos to DRP, it is a little to late for us to marvel at a rare event, when people who know do not inform the uninformed ones. But the universe is too big and eslipses probably happen every day, maybe every hour that is the beautiful of the "ONE" transcending all man made marvels.

Naleen Lal, Northern California,

4 days till the earthquakes start in Asia...

BubbaNot, Bubbaville, Tenn

Do'nt forget, "Those who happen to witness the pearly glow of the corona, the diamond ring, the shadow bands etc even once are bitten by a bug jokingly called totalis eclipsisis,i.e., they find it difficult to resist the temptetion to see it again !" Costs and risks hardly come in the way !!

Dr. Krishnanand Sinha, Nainital, India

Urm, DRP, you didn't see http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article4432137.ece then?!

Keith, Y Rhyl, Wales

It is one of rarest among the rare views to watch the Great SUN eclipse, splendid,beautiful and above nature's great routine work
reminding human race that there is super power which keep its calender.

Balraj Singh, Hamirpur H.P., India

Why did timesonline not let us know the eclipse was coming a day or so in advance?
It doesn't help to tell us after the event.

DRP, Congleton, UK