The total eclipse is set to plunge the US, Canada and Mexico into darkness today and astronomers also predict northern and western parts of the UK will get a "small grazing" of the eclipse between 7.52pm and 8.51pm.
In light of this, the Echo looks back at when we experienced a total eclipse here in the UK.
As the sun hid behind the moon, casting a shadow over Dorset, residents of all ages gathered to witness the celestial phenomenon in 1999.
In Southampton, those who wanted to see the total eclipse faced e a challenge as clouds blocked their view. But, just in time, a crescent sun emerged through the cloudy sky.
The city centre came to a virtual standstill as hundreds of shop and office workers flooded into the streets to watch the eclipse on August 11.
The skies became empty and quiet as birds went to sleep thinking it was night.
Hundreds of spectators from lined up at Bournemouth Beach to see the spectacle of a lifetime.
The Needles lighthouse off the Isle of Wight shone red through the darkness and hundreds of camera flashes lit the cliffs as spectators attempted to capture the magical moment.
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