article_snippet: But while many, in the UK especially, had to contend with clouds, plenty of images captured the event – and an odd black spot on the sun.
article_snippet: Others bemoaned the cloud coverage in the UK, which meant that many observers were unable to actually see the event at all.
article_snippet: But cloud coverage meant that millions across Britain were unable to see anything at all of the eclipse, the like of which will not be seen again for several more decades.
article_snippet: And More than 100 people were rewarded most of the time by a break in the clouds - almost to the point of near totality.
article_snippet: The archipelago, 41 miles (66km) west of the Hebrides, was forecast to be cloud free at the time of the other great astronomical event.
article_snippet: I was a bit worried when I saw cloud early this morning but cloud turned out as good as we could have hoped for.