Thursday, August 13th, 2026, 10:33 am
Solar Eclipse, Manchester
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ast night I experienced the eclipse or partial eclipse. Here in the UK there were only moments of darkening, so at around 6 or 7 it felt like the daylight had come to an end. Not too long afterwards the sky was bright and it looked nice again. Maybe by pure chance this was a very good day to watch an eclipse, at least here in Manchester.
There’s some coverage and photos nearer to the ‘epicentre’:
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Parts of Spain plunged into darkness as eclipse moves across Europe
Parts of Spain were briefly plunged into darkness on Wednesday as a solar eclipse that began in Iceland and the Arctic progressed across the continent. It was the first total eclipse to be seen from mainland Europe in two decades. Read our blog to see how the event unfolded.
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What can we learn from eclipses?
A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe’s most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. From the Sun’s corona to animal behaviour and human emotions, these rare celestial events continue to provide scientists with valuable insights more than two millennia after they were first observed. Head of Space Science at the Centre National d’Études Spatiales, Olivier Joie-La Marle, shares further insights.
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A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
Three American warships were sent to Valencia to capture pictures of the sun’s corona with a high-definition camera that would cost over $34,000 in today’s money.
