BBC NEWS 24 131 08 Aug 14:07/02 ************ ************************** * *** *** ** ****** ***************** ************ ********** ****** ****** 1/2 WHAT DO YOU SEE DURING A TOTAL ECLIPSE? This summer's total eclipse of the sun takes place on Wednesday, and in the UK is best viewed in Cornwall.
The eclipse happens in four stages and the total eclipse itself will last only two minutes, occuring just after 11am.
At first a tiny notch appears on the edge of the sun, then it gradually becomes a crescent shape.
The moon slowly creeps across the sun for about an hour and a half and shadows can be seen moving around it.
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