when did the uk last see a total eclipse
August 21, 2017
title: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090 text: visible from Great Britain since August 11, 1999, and the first visible from Ireland since May 22, 1724. The totality will be visible in southern Greenland, Valentia, West Cork, Poole, Newquay, Plymouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight, and a partially eclipsed sun will be visible in Birmingham, London, Exeter, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin, Weston Super Mare, Bristol and Oxford. Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 23, 2090. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a title: Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 text: shadow began in the Atlantic Ocean and, before noon, was traversing the southern United Kingdom, northern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, southern Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and northern FR Yugoslavia (Vojvodina). The eclipse's maximum was at 11:03 UTC at in Romania (next to a town called Ocnele Mari near Râmnicu Vâlcea); and it continued across Bulgaria, the Black Sea, Turkey, northeastern tip of Syria, northern Iraq, Iran, southern Pakistan and Srikakulam in India and ended in the Bay of Bengal. It was the first total eclipse visible from Europe since 22 July 1990, and the first visible in the United Kingdom title: Solar eclipse of April 8, 1652 text: apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The path of totality intersected the United Kingdom, as well as passing just off the west coast of Norway. Observing the eclipse from Carrickfergus, Ireland, Dr. John Wybard wrote in Latin: Because this eclipse occurred on a Monday that day became popularly known as Mirk Monday. It is a part of solar Saros 133. Solar eclipse of April 8, 1652 A total title: Solar eclipse of June 29, 1927 text: the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Soviet Union (today's Russia) on June 29, and finally passed Amukta in Alaska on June 28. This was the first total eclipse visible from British mainland soil for 203 years. Solar eclipse of June 29, 1927 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 29, 1927. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning title: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 text: that day. The event was visible as a partial eclipse all across Europe including: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Montenegro, Finland, Western Russia, and Ukraine. A total lunar eclipse followed on April 4, 2015, visible over Australia, and the Pacific coast of Asia and North America. Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 A total solar eclipse occurred on March 20, 2015. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.