Solar Eclipse 2026 LIVE as incredible celestial display set to peak shortly over Greater Manchester

Today18:59 BSTFrom Spain and Greenland!The solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 in Palencia, Spain(Image: Getty Images)A view of the total eclipse, as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, as seen from on board the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition, off the coast of Greenland.(Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)The solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 in Palencia, Spain(Image: Getty Images)Today18:55 BSTPeople enjoying the eclipse across the UK and IrelandThings are really happening now.Here's some pics from Birmingham, East Sussex and Dublin right now!Spectators in the stands uses special eclipse glasses to watch the solar eclipse during The Hundred men's match at Edgbaston, Birmingham(Image: Jacob King/PA Wire)Solar eclipse at Devils Dyke, East Sussex(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)Leeds U