'Day turned into dusk' in 1999 total solar eclipse
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:07:34 GMT |
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'Day turned into dusk' in 1999 total solar eclipseImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The last total solar eclipse of the 20th Century was on 11 August 1999ByLisa YoungSouth WestPublished2 minutes agoAs the countdown begins to a partial solar eclipse, people have been sharing memories of the total eclipse in 1999 in parts of the South West and Channel Islands.On 11 August 1999 a few minutes of the day turned to night as the Moon blocked out the sun's light.It was the last total solar eclipse of the 20th Century, with only Cornwall and the Channel Islands the only parts of the British Isles to witness totality, the full blacking out of the sun by the Moon.Barbara Logan, who watched the eclipse in Shortlanesend, near Truro, said the experience was a "weird sensation".Image caption, Barbara…
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