How to watch the partial solar eclipse

Prepare your protective eclipse glasses – You will be able to see the moon as ‘cutting’ out of the sun on Saturday morning.

Partial solar eclipse will appear throughout Britain. People will have the opportunity to see about 30 to 50% of the sun covers at their peak, with the best chance of the clear sky in South-East England, Eastern Anglia and Midlands.

The eclipse will not be total anywhere in the world, but 92% of the sun will be covered in the northeastern areas of Canada.

You should never look at the Sun directly, as it can severely harm your eyes, so if you are going to take a peak then you will need those special eclipse glasses.

This partial eclipse will appear with different levels of visibility throughout Europe, North -West Africa, Greenland, Iceland and parts of North Eastern America and Eastern Canada.

It will start from 10:07 in the UK and end in the afternoon.

Some parts of Britain will appear more covered by the sun than others. If you are in external hebrids, for example, you will see 47% of the sun unclear, while in Southeast England, the dover will be covered only 28%.

Eclipse time will be slightly different from where you are, so use time and date To check the exact time in your location.

“This is a great opportunity to see, see, look out, look out, and see the movement of solar system for itself,” said the Royal Museum Greenwich Senior Planetarium astronomer Anna Gamon-Ross said.

“This is a great way that connects with just everything that happens and, and see all this in action.”

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon runs between the Sun and the Earth, blocking something or all sunlight.

There are DI entry types of solar eclipses, it depends on how vague the Sun is.

• Partial solar eclipse-moon partially covers the Sun, which shows a semi-semi-shaped section of the sun.

• Kundalakar solar eclipse – The moon is directly in front of the sun, but appears small, leaving a thin, bright ring of sunlight around its edges.

• Total solar eclipse – Moon completely covers the Sun, which reveals a bright external environment called corona.

Skyvchers in the UK will be treated for another partial solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, when Arctic, Eastern Greenland, Iceland and North Spain will experience a rare total eclipse.

UK will not take another full solar for another 65 years by 23 September, 2090, According to the royal observatory in Greenwich,

UK’s last total solar eclipse took place in 1999Cornwall is the only place in the country, which attracts thousands of people in the field in its totality to experience this event.

It is important to ensure that you take appropriate precautions to safely view this phenomenon.

Even during a partial eclipse, looking at the sun directly with naked eyes is never safe because it can cause eye damage, including blindness.

Solar eclipse glasses are specially designed to filter harmful UV rays and reduce the sun’s rapid brightness, which makes it safe to see the eclipse directly.

Normal sunglasses will not work because they do not block enough light to protect your eyes from the extreme intensity of the sun.

“If you block as much sunlight with your sunglasses as eclipse glasses, you will not see where you were going!” Miss Gammon-Ross said.

If you do not have access to eclipse glasses, you can make a simple pinhol camera with just two sheets of the cardboard or even use a coalander so that the image of the Sun can be safely projected on the ground.

Local astronomical society can host eclipse events with telescopes fitted with solar filters.

The Royal Observatory March 2025 in Greenwich will host a live stream of solar eclipse, allowing audiences to experience online event in real -time.

Looking at the sun without safety can cause permanent retina damage and blindness, even after a few seconds of exposure.

The weather can be a bit difficult for something on Saturday morning and the possibility of seeing the eclipse is clearly different, where you are in the UK.

The best in the clear sky is likely to be found in South-East England, Eastern Anglia and Midlands. A little high cloud is possible but this scene should not be very bad.

In Wales, as well as in the northern and western parts of England, the possibility is slightly lower. While there will be some clear mantras, the amount of cloud is expected to increase during the morning.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the weather is likely to be problematic for the outbreak of weather, especially with dense clouds and rain outbreaks for sky gazers.

Additional Reporting by Ben Rich, BBC Weather