{"id":369127,"date":"2026-08-11T19:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-do-we-love-gathering-for-an-eclipse\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:00:40","slug":"why-do-we-love-gathering-for-an-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-do-we-love-gathering-for-an-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we love gathering for an eclipse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8BDwlx235w8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why do we love gathering for an eclipse?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BDwlx235w8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why are we so obsessed with eclipses?<\/p>\n<p>The UK is preparing for the solar eclipse this Wednesday evening, with the annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak the same night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Niall Paterson talks to astronomer Dr Jenifer Millard about why humanity is enthralled by what goes on in our skies.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the full episode here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #thisiswhy #eclipse #moon #sun<\/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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