Are you watching the sky? Good!
My l33t paint skills are on the scene reporting the events as they unwind:
9:45 - Patrick Moore says, "Oh crap, I forget there was an eclipse today!"
10:00 - It can only go down hill from here!
10:30 - Fear is the fourth stage.
10:35 - "Oh day-um. I'm turning red."
Update:
And here is how it really looked.