{"id":369201,"date":"2026-08-11T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-itv-news-cover-the-uks-last-total-eclipse-in-1999\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:36","slug":"how-did-itv-news-cover-the-uks-last-total-eclipse-in-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-itv-news-cover-the-uks-last-total-eclipse-in-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"How did ITV News cover the UK&#8217;s last total eclipse in 1999?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oLHCtijaXVA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did ITV News cover the UK's last total eclipse in 1999?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLHCtijaXVA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In August 1999, Cornwall was the only part of mainland Britain to witness the full blacking out of the Sun by the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News&#8217;s archive shows how people flocked to the South West to get a glimpse.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday 12th August 2026, skywatchers are in for a rare celestial treat, as the most significant solar eclipse since 1999 will be visible across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, there will be a partial eclipse, with up to 96% of the Sun obscured by the Moon in some areas &#8211; the most it has been blocked since the total eclipse in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August 1999, Cornwall was the only part of mainland Britain to witness the full blacking out of the Sun by the Moon. 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