11-Year-Old Stargazing North Wales Superfan ‘Really Excited’ for Solar Eclipse
Specsavers says one in seven Welsh residents do not know eclipse viewing can damage eyesight, as Efan Dafydd prepares for his first solar eclipse.
- On Wednesday, a partial solar eclipse will cover more than 90 per cent of the Sun across the UK, marking the most significant such event in almost 30 years.
- Efan, a dedicated member of the Vale Stargazing Club, prepared for his first solar eclipse sighting after Specsavers gifted him a telescope and safety glasses.
- Specsavers optometrist Amelia Topping warned viewing without certified filters can damage the retina; Efan added: "My message to others watching the eclipse is to make sure you never look directly at the sun without solar eclipse glasses."
- The partial eclipse will begin shortly after 6pm and reach its maximum shortly after 7pm, coinciding with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower later that night.
- While Efan dreams of visiting the Kennedy Space Centre, total solar eclipses remain rare in the UK; the next total eclipse visible from the country will not occur until 2090.
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