Observe the partial solar eclipse at Paxton Pits
Saturday 29th March 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
High Street, Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6ET
On the morning of 29 March a partial solar eclipse will be visible from the UK. To safely observe the eclipse St Neots Astronomy Association will be setting up solar telescopes and handing out free special solar glasses. The eclipse start with first contact at 10:08, the maximum is at 11:04 when approximately 42% of the sun will be covered and the eclipse will end at 12:02.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/03/2025
Event organiser
St Neots Astronomy Association is organising this event
Please contact St Neots Astronomy Association directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Sat 29th Mar
Local light pollution
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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