Eclipse wows thousands across the UK - but not everyone's happy

NewsUK NewsSolar EclipseYou can't please everyone...Tom Burnett Content Editor22:50, 12 Aug 2026Updated 22:50, 12 Aug 2026Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK stepped outside on Wednesday night to watch the largest partial eclipse in 27 years.‌Many gathered on hills and other locations to watch the sun largely disappear behind the moon, with some areas seeing more than a 90 per cent covering.‌Social media was flooded with requests from people trying to get their hands on special viewing equipment to watch the celestial phenomenon.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterHowever, not everyone seemed quite as enthusiastic.Amongst those who took to X, formerly Twitter, was Tony Blackburn OBE.‌He wrote: "I’m in North Devon and the eclipse wa