Talk:List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles

Not United Kingdom
Whilst the title of the article refers to the United Kingdom, much of it refers to visibility of places like Ireland, Rockall and the Channel Islands, which are not part of the UK. If these places are to be mentioned, the article should be "..visible from the British Isles" (although that itself may be controversial depending on the views of Irish people who may not recognise the term as a geographic one) as a far more accurate protrayal of the information contained within.

Absolutely not UK
I agree that the title is wrong; it really jars. The United Kingdom began in 1707, and will end if Scotland leaves, a real possibility. Use the term "British Isles" instead, not just in the article, but also in the title.

Tense
Is this not written in the wrong tense (past)? It's written as if all the eclipses yet to happen.. have happened Dvmedis (talk) 04:16, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

The twenty first century (2001 - 2091 AD)
This list is not exhaustive.Ordinary Person (talk) 03:23, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Norse Viking Fleet
Numerous books on Scottish history relate that in 1263 King Haakon Haakonson (Haakon 4th), the Norse king, and his fleet witnessed a total eclipse from Orkney(? (perhaps Shetland?) whilst on route to the battle of Largs against King Alexander 3rd. It was supposedly regarded as a bad omen by the Norsemen. Yet the 1263 eclipse is not mentioned here, why? It is omission? or was the northern 1263 eclipse folklore? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.33.79 (talk) 13:46, 14 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Interesting. There was an annular eclipse visible from the British Isles on August 5, 1263, not a total one. Perhaps the history is confused. There was a Great Comet of 1264 which would have been more likely to have been considered a harbinger of doom. Although eclipses are regarded as wonders, they have been predicted since ancient times. The folklore of comets as bad omens is substantial. Wastrel Way (talk) Eric Wastrel Way (talk) 19:59, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Twenty first century eclipses
No mention of the significant partial eclipse of 2005 October 03, which was visible from all over the UK?86.143.82.167 (talk) 21:38, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, which is missing from the list, shows a partial area visible from the UK. It is part of the same saros as Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999. Man with two legs (talk) 18:37, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

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