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Isle of Man residents chance to watch 'best' partial eclipse 

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The next total eclipse the Island will see will be in 2151

Isle of Man residents are in for a treat on Wednesday (12 August). 

There'll be activity in the sky in the evening and - as a bonus- at night as well. 

The first is a partial solar eclipse, which will block 93 per cent of the sun, followed by the Perseid meteor shower a few hours later, which could show up to 100 shooting stars in an hour. 

Chanelle Sukhoo has been speaking to Howard Parkin from AstroManx:

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday, the eclipse will start at 6.11pm and reach maximum by 7.09pm.

The moon will leave the Earth's solar disc at 8.03pm. 

This is just a partial eclipse, while the last total eclipse the Island experienced was in 1792 and the next one will be in 2151.

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