10/08/2026
THIS WEDNESDAY – THE BEST SOLAR ECLIPSE FOR NEARLY 27 YEARS
This Wednesday, 12th August, sees the most impressive solar eclipse visible from the UK since the famous eclipse of August 1999.
Here in Cromer the eclipse will begin at around 6.14pm, reaching its maximum at approximately 7.10pm, before ending at around 8.03pm.
At maximum, around 90% of the Sun will be covered, leaving just a thin brilliant crescent visible.
Cromer should be a great place to watch, weather permitting. At this time of the evening the Sun will be fairly low in the west-north-western sky, so choose somewhere with a good, unobstructed view towards the western horizon.
We’ve put together this chart showing how the eclipse should progress and approximately how much of the Sun will be covered.
PLEASE VIEW THE ECLIPSE SAFELY
Never look directly at the Sun, even when more than 90% of it is covered.
Use genuine ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses. Ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe.
Never look at the Sun through binoculars, a telescope or camera unless it has a proper solar filter fitted to the front of the equipment.
Another safe way to enjoy the eclipse is by using a simple pinhole projector to project an image of the Sun onto a piece of card.
Fingers crossed for clear skies over Cromer on Wednesday evening!
