{"id":368542,"date":"2026-08-09T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-to-view-uks-biggest-solar-eclipse-since-1999\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:00:14","slug":"how-to-view-uks-biggest-solar-eclipse-since-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-to-view-uks-biggest-solar-eclipse-since-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view UK&#8217;s biggest solar eclipse since 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wtQ_qrLK-LU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How to view UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtQ_qrLK-LU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A rare total solar eclipse will cross parts of the world on Wednesday 12 August, with totality visible from Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK and Ireland, viewers will see a major partial eclipse, with the moon covering around 90% of the sun, the deepest eclipse visible here since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>A total solar eclipse will not be visible from the UK until 2090.<\/p>\n<p>#solareclipse #eclipse #uk #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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