Ireland’s west coast will offer the best views of a partial solar eclipse set to take place at sunset on Monday.
However, it will be possible to see the phenomenon in which up to 55% of the sun will be obscured by the moon’s shadow from across the island.
The eclipse is expected to occur at around 7.55pm.
According to Astronomy Ireland, cloud cover will probably be more important than location, and it is recommended to view the partial eclipse from a location with an unobstructed western horizon, such as a large field or park, west facing hill or across a large body of water such as a lake or the sea.
Editor and founder of Astronomy Ireland magazine David Moore said in parts of North America the eclipse would be total.
“It will not be a total eclipse of the Sun from Ireland as these are extremely rare with the last one being visible from Irish soil in 1724, exactly 400 years ago this year,” he said.
The next total eclipse of the sun visible from Ireland will not be until the year 2090, however, there will be an eclipse of the sun visible from Spain in August 2026.
