Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK is set to witness its most complete solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday. Ahead of the eclipse, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued guidance on how Britons can watch the eclipse safely, such as using special eclipse glasses, a pinhole viewer or colander to view its shadow. According to Royal Museums Greenwich, viewers in Scotland will be the first to see the eclipse, with so-called ‘first contact' – when the moon first covers the disc of the sun – at 6:08pm.Meanwhile, in Manchester and Liverpool ‘first contact’ is at 6:13pm, and in London, Bristol and Cardiff it is at 6:17pm. Those in Cornwall will see it at 6:18pm.The eclipse’s peak will occur between 7:05pm and 7:16pm, depending on viewers’ location, before ending for all by 8.10pm.In fullThe UK’s most complete solar eclipse in 27 years is nearly here. Here’s how to watch it safelyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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The Royal Greenwich Observatory warned the public that regular sunglasses are not a safe enough method to view the cosmic phenomenon.