Britons urged to use common kitchen utensil to watch nation's greatest solar eclipse in decades

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Britons have been urged to use a common kitchen utensil to watch a solar eclipse set to leave Britain partially in shadow.On August 12, more than 90 per cent of the Sun will be covered by the Moon for onlookers in Britain during the eclipse.It marks the closest the UK has come to witnessing a total eclipse since 1999.Now the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has advised the public to view the eclipse with special glasses - or, failing that, a colander.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Viewers could watch the phenomenon "through a colander or the gaps between tree leaves", the health authority added.To watch the remarkable event through a colander, This involves watching the shadow of the Moon travel across the Sun on the ground or a background such as a piece of white paper.Robert Massey, the deputy executive director of the Royal Astronomical Society, told The Telegraph the best views of the eclipse will come in southwest England.He said: "This will make the sky seem somewhat darker...

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