The UK will see its fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years on Wednesday – and the safest way to view it at home is through a colander, according to experts. Imo Bell, a planetarium astronomer at the observatory, told the Press Association: “It’s not a total eclipse, but over 90% is really exciting. The next time the Moon obscures as much of the Sun will be in 2081, and the next total solar eclipse in the UK will be in 2090. Ms Bell advised getting to a vantage point facing west, with minimal buildings around, as the best way to view the eclipse. Reykjavik in Iceland and Spanish cities A Coruna, Oviedo, Zaragoza, Bilbao and Valencia will see a total eclipse on Wednesday, in which the Moon fully obscures the Sun.