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UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe

Up to 96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon in the UK, while parts of Spain, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Russia will see a total eclipse.

UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe
Image via BBC Science and Environment.

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Up to 96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon in the UK, while parts of Spain, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Russia will see a total eclipse.

Original source: BBC Science and Environment
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