1999: Last total solar eclipse of the millennium
Millions of people witnessed the last total solar eclipse of the 20th Century in August 1999.
Visible in Europe and Asia, the only part of mainland Britain to witness totality - the full blacking out of the Sun by the Moon - was Cornwall in south-west England.
Despite some cloudy skies there, the spectacle was still dramatic as the temperature dropped and darkness fell.
The UK鈥檚 next total solar eclipse won鈥檛 happen until 2090.
麻豆社 Archive: This 麻豆社 News report was originally broadcast on 11 August 1999.