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How to Safely Watch UK Solar Eclipse 2026 According to Optometrist
NASA-backed safety advice urges viewers to use certified eclipse glasses, solar filters or projection methods as the Moon covers up to 90% of the Sun.
- On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the deepest solar eclipse in nearly three decades will obscure more than 90 per cent of the Sun across the UK between 6:17 PM and 8:06 PM.
- Boots Opticians Director of Optical Practice Kyla Black warns that viewing without ISO 12312-2 certified glasses risks permanent retina damage, as reduced brightness during an eclipse tricks the eye's natural defenses.
- Paul Fellows, chairman of the Cambridge Astronomical Association, advises that Cambridge will see maximum coverage at 7:12 PM, suggesting safe projection methods like pinhole cards or a colander if specialized glasses are unavailable.
- The eclipse coincides with the annual Perseid meteor shower, which generates displays of "shooting stars" as comet Swift-Tuttle fragments collide with Earth, an event astronomers call being "doubly blessed."
- Not seen in the UK since 1999, this celestial event represents the most significant obscuration of the Sun, with similar coverage not expected until 2081 and a total solar eclipse in 2090.
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How to safely watch the solar eclipse across Essex TONIGHT
With the solar eclipse visible across Essex tonight, we have put together ways to stay safe during the event.
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