A rare solar eclipse is underway across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, as the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking part of the Sun’s light.
The eclipse became visible in Edinburgh at about 6:28pm BST on Wednesday, with the phenomenon expected to reach its peak in the Scottish capital at around 7:06pm.
According to the BBC, observers at Calton Hill in Edinburgh watched as the Moon gradually moved across the Sun, with sunspots reportedly visible through a telescope.
The eclipse had already begun in parts of Iceland and Greenland, while several other European countries were expected to experience a total eclipse as the Moon moved along its path.
More than 90 per cent of the Sun was expected to be obscured across much of the UK, making the event the most significant solar eclipse visible from the country since 1999.
