When we realised that a rare total solar eclipse was passing over The University of Nottingham's campus in Ningbo, China, it seemed a great opportunity to make a film for our astronomy/physics site Sixty Symbols.

This is not the main film (see that on Sixty Symbols), but rather all the footage (uncut) from the two cameras Brady was using to film throughout the four minutes and 21 seconds of eclipse "totality".

It is a great way to give a feel for what was going on and what it all felt like - but trust us, nothing compares to seeing it for real!