People across Yorkshire will be able to see a major partial solar eclipse on 12 August, when the moon will obscure about 92% of the sun in the region. It is significant because it will be the most dramatic eclipse visible from the UK since the total eclipse of 1999, although Yorkshire will not experience totality.

The eclipse is expected between 18:00 and 20:15 BST, with the best viewing locations offering an elevated, unobstructed western horizon as the sun will be low before sunset. Viewers must not look directly at the sun: certified ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses, solar telescopes or indirect pinhole projections are recommended, while ordinary sunglasses are unsafe. Parts of Spain and Portugal will see a total eclipse, and the next total eclipse visible in the UK is not due until 2090.