{"id":32042,"date":"2026-08-08T07:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32042"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:12:08","slug":"how-to-best-watch-the-rare-solar-eclipse-from-the-u-k-and-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32042","title":{"rendered":"How to Best Watch the Rare Solar Eclipse From the U.K. and Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cThe moon is always moving, the Earth is always moving, so there&#8217;s never a long period of time where the two are able to cross paths exactly, but periodically it does happen, and that&#8217;s why you end up with this eclipse,\u201d says Muller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Earth is ideally placed in relation to the moon and the sun in order for the two to completely <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/geometry\/\" target=\"undefined\">overlap<\/a> during a total eclipse. \u201cIt just so happens that our moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, and also 400 times closer to us than the sun,\u201d says Muller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 id=\"will-the-solar-eclipse-be-visible-from-the-u-k-and-ireland\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 font-editorial text-black-coffee text-mobile-h3 lg:scroll-mt-28 lg:text-h3 mb-4\">Will the solar eclipse be visible from the U.K. and Ireland?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Yes, not in totality, but people will be treated to a spectacular partial eclipse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">In fact, this is set to be the best solar eclipse visible from the U.K. and Ireland so far this century, according to Royal Museums Greenwich.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">It will \u201calmost look like there&#8217;s a crescent of the sun left behind, the rest will be blocked by the moon,\u201d says Muller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">After the eclipse, there is also an opportunity to observe the Perseid meteor shower on the same night. As the peak of the meteor shower occurs during a new moon, conditions are ideal for seeing the peak, notes Royal Museums Greenwich.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe moon is always moving, the Earth is always moving, so there&#8217;s never a long period of time where the two are able to cross paths exactly, but periodically it does happen, and that&#8217;s why you end up with this eclipse,\u201d says Muller. 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