Britain set for stunning night of stargazing with meteor shower to coincide with first total solar eclipse since 1999

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Britain set for stunning night of stargazing with meteor shower to coincide with first total solar eclipse since 1999.

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Stargazers across Britain are in for a remarkable evening on Wednesday, with two spectacular celestial events set to unfold within hours of each other.A deep partial solar eclipse, the largest to grace UK skies since the total eclipse of 1999, will be followed by the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower, widely regarded as the finest regular display of shooting stars.Though the two phenomena are entirely unconnected, their near-simultaneous timing creates what astronomer Dr Becky Smethurst described as "the perfect cosmic coincidence of events."The Moon will block more than 90 per cent of the Sun during the early evening, before darkness falls and conditions become ideal for watching the Perseids streak across the sky.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The eclipse will unfold between 6.17pm and 8.06pm tomorrow, with the Moon reaching its maximum coverage of the Sun at approximately 7.13pm.

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Over 90 per cent of the solar disc will be hidden from view, the greatest proportion blocked...

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