US couple delayed flight home to watch eclipse in Edinburgh

Lorna GordonBBC Scotland correspondent Sandy and Nick Burgoyne were meant to be heading home to the US this morning but decided to delay their flight so they could catch the eclipse. They have been in Edinburgh for the past week to see some of the festival shows, and to see their son, Alex take part in his school’s performance of a Midsummer Night’s Dream. The eclipse, from their vantage point on Calton Hill, took place above the Edinburgh skyline. It was, they both said, much better than the on