{"id":1543,"date":"2026-07-27T08:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/?post_type=mec-events&p=1543"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:38:19","slug":"solar-sailing-at-nhebsc-partial-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/events\/solar-sailing-at-nhebsc-partial-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Sailing at NHEBSC: Partial Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For your North Herts East Beds Sailing Club event:<\/h2>\n

\u2022\u2060 \u2060\u26f5 Race start: 19:00 BST
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Maximum eclipse: 19:12 BST, just 12 minutes after the start, making for a spectacular backdrop as the fleet is on the water.
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 The eclipse continues until 20:05, with sunset later in the evening, providing excellent photo opportunities.<\/p>\n

Here are the key points:<\/h2>\n

\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Type: Deep partial solar eclipse (the total eclipse is visible from parts of Iceland and northern Spain, but not the UK).
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Location: Hitchin\/Letchworth\/Luton area will all experience virtually the same view.
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Starts: 18:16 BST
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Maximum eclipse: 19:12 BST
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Ends: 20:05 BST
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060\u2600\ufe0f Sun covered: Around 91% of the Sun\u2019s visible area (about 92.4% of its diameter).
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060 Sun position: Low in the west to west-northwest sky, so choose a viewing spot with a clear western horizon.
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060\ufe0f What you\u2019ll notice:
\n* Daylight becomes noticeably dimmer.
\n* A slight drop in temperature.
\n* Crescent-shaped shadows beneath leafy trees.
\n* It will not become dark like night because a small crescent of the Sun remains extremely bright.
\n\u2022\u2060 \u2060\ufe0f Safety: Use ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses or a properly filtered solar telescope\/binoculars. Never look directly at the Sun without suitable protection during any part of this partial eclipse.<\/p>\n

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For your North Herts East Beds Sailing Club event: \u2022\u2060 \u2060\u26f5 Race start: 19:00 BST \u2022\u2060 \u2060 Maximum eclipse: 19:12 BST, just 12 minutes after the start, making for a spectacular backdrop as the fleet is on the water. \u2022\u2060 \u2060 The eclipse continues until 20:05, with sunset later in the evening, providing excellent photo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[54],"class_list":["post-1543","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","hentry","mec_category-race"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/1543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1543"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhebsc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=1543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}