08/08/2026
🌒 Solar Eclipse GIVE AWAY
On Wednesday 29 June 1927, a rare total eclipse of the Sun crossed North Wales for the first time in 203 years.
Newspaper reports described blocked roads, full hotels and boarding houses, and eager observers huddled in coastal shelters as the summer weather failed to play its part and clouds and rain prevailed. Within the 32-mile-wide path of totality, they had hoped for 23 seconds of darkness and the beautiful sight of the Sun’s corona glowing around the Moon.
Museum Trustee and amateur astronomer, Jonathen Harty, last observed a relatively clear solar eclipse on Tuesday 25th October 2022. Jonathen's composite photo shows the Moon passing in front of the Sun, with the inevitable clouds still visible. It was taken from Trinity Square, Llandudno, where passers-by were able to view the eclipse safely through my telescope fitted with a solar filter.
This month, on Wednesday 12th August, observers in Llandudno will again be keeping their fingers crossed for clear skies as the Moon obscures 91% of the Sun. First contact will be at 6.13pm, maximum eclipse at 7.10pm, and the event will end at 8.04pm.
If you plan to watch, never look directly at the Sun without proper protective filters.
✨️To help, the museum has 10 pairs of special eclipse glasses available free to the first ten visitors to Llandudno Museum Tuesday 11th August one pair per group.✨️
As history shows, the unpredictable North Wales weather makes these wonderful natural spectacles feel rarer still.
Keep Looking Up!
Photograph of the partial solar eclipse of 25th October 2022 taken from Trinity Square, Llandudno, by the Jonathen Harty.
Will you watch the eclipse this Wednesday?
