Overview
- The partial eclipse on 12 August will reach roughly 90–96% obscuration across much of the UK with local first contact, maximum and end times published by Royal Museums Greenwich.
- A narrow path of totality will cross parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain while the UK will see a deep partial event rather than full totality.
- Health agencies and ophthalmologists say ordinary sunglasses and damaged or counterfeit viewers are unsafe and note about 70 vision cases were reported after the 1999 eclipse.
- South‑west locations such as Cornwall and Pembrokeshire and elevated western‑horizon sites like Galloway Forest Park offer the best chance of the deepest views but final outcomes will depend on weather and clear western horizons.
- Major observatories will livestream the event for those who cannot travel and skywatchers should plan for extra travel demand because the eclipse coincides with the Perseid meteor‑shower peak and limited supplies of certified viewers.