ECLIPSES of the sun which are less than total are underwhelming and not worth looking at, scientists have confirmed. With the UK due for a partial solar eclipse next week, astronomers have advised Britain to look at images of a proper one on YouTube because they will be more visually impressive. “Ooh, the Moon will get a bit in the way of the sun for a couple of minutes, will it? “Your friends won’t be impressed when you recount seeing a partial eclipse. “A sunset, where the sun vanishes entirely and the skies go pitch black making stars thousands of light years away visible to the naked eye, is more impressive than a partial eclipse.