article_snippet: Get out your glasses: Special shades like this are a good bet for watching Britain's first great eclipse this century, with the next partial eclipse of this magnitude not set to take place until 2026 .
article_snippet: It will affect the entire country as the eclipse travels from the Isles of Scilly and all the way north to the Orkneys.
article_snippet: Unlike in 1999, none of the UK will be covered by a total eclipse.
article_snippet: The total eclipse will be taking place over the North Atlantic — the North Atlantic — will start from a spot 400 miles south of Greenland, skirt the south of Iceland, pass over the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian territory of Svalbard, and finish over the North Pole.
article_snippet: With the next partial eclipse of this magnitude not taking place over Britain until August 12, 2026, and the next total eclipse not happening in the skies until 2090, Friday marks an incredibly rare opportunity to witness a phenomenon that has been a source of wonder and fascination for centuries.
article_snippet: A solar eclipse in the Faroe Islands, where hotel rooms have been booked far in advance for this latest event .
article_snippet: it’s probably too late to travel to the Faroe Islands to see The total eclipse, as by all accounts hotel rooms and berths on ferries were fully booked months if not years ago.
article_snippet: the farther north you go, the closer to the path of the total eclipse you get and the more the Sun will be obscured.
article_snippet: The further north you go the more complete the eclipse will be - hence Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland is the place to be on this list .
article_snippet: IN 1999, during the total eclipse over Britain, almost none of the country
highlights_snippet: Unlike 1999 The Moon will not be a total eclipse over Britain - that will happen over the North Atlantic and the spectacular event will finish over the North Pole .
  Go as far north as you can to get closer to the path of the total eclipse .
  
highlights_snippet: The next similar eclipse will not take place over Britain until August, 2026 .