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Partial Solar Eclipse - August 2026
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
18:15 – 20:00
See a spectacular solar eclipse from Rainhm!
Join us in Ryetop Park for this FREE event.
Solar Eclipse - 12 Aug 2026
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Astronomy Forecast
⛅ CURRENT CLOUD COVER IN RAINHAM: 39%
- Sun, 02 Aug
Sunny, more clouds in the evening.
Temperature 13/27 °C. - Mon, 03 Aug
Sunny, more clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 17/29 °C. - Tue, 04 Aug Cloudy changing to partly sunny by afternoon.
Temperature 17/26 °C. - Wed, 05 Aug Partly sunny, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temperature 16/25 °C. - Thu, 06 Aug Partly sunny, more clouds in the evening.
Temperature 12/24 °C.
Weather data last updated at 21:00 on 02 Aug 2026.
Recent Achievements
- 05 Jul 2026 We located the double star Albireo in Cygnus and saw its two stars shining gold and blue
- 21 Jun 2026 Glowing sunset seen on the evening of the summer solstice
- 17 Jun 2026 Venus photographed close to the crescent Moon 45 mins after sunset
- 17 Jun 2026 We fitted the solar filter to the telescope to view the Sun and tested the new solar finder to speed up the alignment process
- 13 Jun 2026 Mercury was visible with the naked eye low in the western sky
Club News
- 17 Jun 2026 TRAC members made their first observations of the Sun in 2026 as part of our eclipse day preparations
- 31 May 2026 TRAC begins planning for the solar eclipse event on 12 Aug 2026
- 26 May 2026 TRAC acquires a small 70 mm spotting scope for moongazing
- 12 Apr 2026 TRAC sent an email to NASA congratulating them on their successful Artemis II mission, which saw four astronauts travel around the Moon
- 10 Jan 2026 TRAC leadership team agrees their main aims for 2026
Stargazing begins when the sun goes down!