LONDON (Web Desk) – Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years, BBC reported on Friday.
A great swathe of the Earth’s surface was plunged into darkness as the Moon came between us and the Sun.
The deep shadow formed first in the North Atlantic and then swept up into the Arctic, ending at the North Pole.
People keen to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon were advised not to look directly at it.
Looking directly at the Sun can cause serious harm, and skywatchers were directed to the multiple ways to catch an eclipse safely and in comfort.
In all parts of the UK, the eclipse reached at least 83 per cent, with the darkness peaking at about 09:35 GMT. The precise timing and degree of the eclipse varied with location.
For the Shetland Islands, the eclipse was at its height at 09:43 GMT and was very near total, with 97pc of the Sun’s disc obscured by the Moon.
But views were restricted by cloud across much of the country, which will not see a solar eclipse on this scale again until 2026.
