That’s what will happen between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday during the rare partial solar eclipse. The photo above shows Mills Observatory assistant David Henderson with Lord Provost Helen Wright during the eclipse in 1999. Under the eclipse in DundeeA large group of people gathered outside Mills Observatory to watch the eclipse on August 11, 1999. Astronomical eventFrench students are pictured as they stand waiting to view the eclipse at Mills Observatory in 1999. Viewing methodsAstronomy enthusiast Duncan Soutar is shown viewing the total solar eclipse of 1999 through a lens.