Partial Solar Eclipse - 12th August 2026

We Were Open....

Brough Astronomy was open for safe viewing of the partial eclipse (around 90% coverage of the sun) from 6 pm (until late!) on Wednesday August 12th. Eclipse maximum was at 7:15 pm, while the eclipse started at 6:15 pm and ended just after 8 pm

We had certified (safe) solar glasses available, and eleven solar telescopes were operating for viewing.

!! Remember - never look at the sun directly !!

Wednesday

August

12th

2026

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A live image from a camera on the main telescope was projected onto the wall inside the observatory (left hand image) while oustide upwards of a thousand visitors were able to use the safe solar glasses and view either through one of several solar telescopes or see images on phones and tablets from half a dozen smart telescopes.

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