Solar eclipse sweeps across UK, parts of Europe
Russia, Spain witness eclipse The eclipse first reached the northernmost part of mainland Russia at about 1700 GMT, where the Moon covered the Sun and left the outer corona visible against the darkened sky.
More than 90 per cent of the Sun was expected to be obscured across much of the UK, making the event the most significant solar eclipse visible from the country since 1999.
A rare solar eclipse is underway across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, as the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking part of the Sun’s light.
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