CEEFAX 1 136 Sun 08 Aug 12:58/58 ************ ************************** * *** *** ** ****** ***************** ************ ********** ****** ****** 2/2 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR ECLIPSES There are many astounding facts surrounding solar eclipses.
The last total solar eclipse seen in the UK mainland was on June 29, 1927.
The first total eclipse of the new millennium will be in 2001 - best seen in Africa.
Every calendar year there can be up to five eclipses somewhere on Earth.
Partial eclipses are more common, when the moon partly obscures the sun.
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