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Space Expert Says People May Become Emotional During ‘Best Eclipse in Decades’
More than 90% of the Sun is expected to be hidden, with eclipse glasses selling out and drivers advised to use headlights.
- On Wednesday evening, crowds gathered at sites including the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London and Calton Hill in Edinburgh to witness the UK's most significant solar eclipse since 1999, with over 90% of the Sun obscured.
- High demand exhausted approximately 15,000 eclipse glasses at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, prompting many to use colanders for safe viewing; Nasa recommended this method, causing kitchen item sales to surge nearly 40% compared to last year.
- According to the Met Office, Plymouth saw peak coverage of 94.66% at 7.16pm on Wednesday. RAC head of policy Simon Williams warned that drivers may need to turn on headlights to remain visible during the eclipse.
- Neso cancelled its call to industry for additional power, confirming no risk to electricity supplies. National Space Centre space expert Dhara Patel noted that some viewers may find the rare phenomenon "emotional" to witness.
- Stargazers can look forward to the annual Perseid meteor shower peaking on the night of August 12-13, just hours after the eclipse. Earth will pass through dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, with grains burning up in the atmosphere.
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Hundreds lined up to watch the phenomenon through a telescope. "Expectation is greater than what we were expecting," said Filipa Vargas of the Tavira Life Science Center.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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Swindon watches the first eclipse 'in decades'
Swindon and Wiltshire are preparing for the best solar eclipse in more than 20 years tonight.
·Swindon, United Kingdom
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Space expert says people may become emotional during ‘best eclipse in decades’
Crowds of people could be seen at viewing spots in different locations.
·London, United Kingdom
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Several hundred people met this Wednesday evening 12 August on Mount Kochersberg, a hill at 300 meters above sea level, an ideal spot to watch the moon show devouring the Sun.
Rui Augustine explains the beauty and importance of witnessing a total solar eclipse. The astrophysicist understands that this is "a phenomenon that marks people".
·Portugal
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