Solar eclipse visible this Friday
The two-hour spectacular on Friday will start at about 8.25am, where about 80 to 90 per cent of the sun will appear to be covered.
The two-hour spectacular on Friday will start at about 8.25am, where about 80 to 90 per cent of the sun will appear to be covered.
Tomorrow morning the skies over the south will darken as the moon covers the sun during the Solar Eclipse. Yes safely of course, people wearing special glasses or using pin cameras stop what they are doing to see the event - the first for 16 years.
We must stress you must not look at the Sun with the naked eye - and even sun glasses are not enough to protect you. In our part of the world we can expect around 85% of the sun to be obscured - weather permitting - but for some people that's not enough.
So called Eclipse Chasers - many from our region are heading to the Faroe Islands - so they can see a Total eclipse. Our reporter Mike Pearse, is with them and sends this report.
Friday afternoon's weather for the east of the region.
Friday afternoon's weather for the west of the region.
A guide to viewing the solar eclipse safely has been issued jointly by the Royal Astronomical Society and Society for Popular Astronomy.