June 10th gave skywatchers a glimpse of an awesome celestial phenomenon… albeit through the cloudy skies of Leicestershire.
A partial Solar Eclipse occurred on the morning of June 10th, visible from here in the UK, with about 23% coverage from Leicester. The timings of eclipses can be found using timeanddate.com, showing coverage maps and precise timings, whilst also providing plenty of safety tips for safe eclipse watching.
Armed with this knowledge, most eclipse watchers in the UK woke up to cloudy skies. PhD student Oliver King caught this stunning view from Oxfordshire:
Meanwhile, Dr. Leigh Fletcher from the School of Physics and Astronomy caught this view through clouds from Leicestershire:
Did you manage to capture a view of the 2021 partial solar eclipse? If so, do send us photographs to include in this blog. If not, you might be in with another chance in October 2022….
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