The 'Ring of Fire' eclipse will sweep around the globe.

 

On Thursday, the Northern Hemisphere will be treated to a solar eclipse, which will be visible throughout much of the globe.


An annular eclipse is what this phenomenon is known as. The Moon will pass across the face of our star, but it will not entirely block off the light.
Instead, only a sliver of brilliance will remain to glow around the Sun's disc.

The Arctic will provide the most exciting action.
Even though there aren't many people living there, a large chunk of the world will be treated to a partial eclipse in which the Moon looks to bite the Sun.

The eastern United States and northern Alaska, as well as much of Canada, Greenland, and parts of Europe and Asia, will be affected.

In terms of the percentage of the Sun's disc that is covered up, the best site to watch in the UK will be Scotland, specifically Lerwick in the Shetland Islands (11:27 BST) or Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis (11:18 BST)

Around 40% of the Sun will be obscured in these locations.

However, even further south, in London (11:13 BST), 20 percent of the star will be obscured.