Partal Eclipse

Scrabble players should pay particular attention to the Solar Eclipse today because you will probably hear a word to tuck away in your memory banks and is worth 25 points, Syzygy.
Pronounced Siz-ə-jee, it is a Greek word which means a roughly straight-line of three or more celestial bodies which is what is happening around 11am today in the British Isles as the Moon manoeuvres itself partially between the Earth and the Sun.
From where I am sat on the South Coast of the UK, approximately 30% of the Sun will be blocked so it isn't a total eclipse but should still be impressive if the weather plays along, which it is forecast to do.
It is a strange quirk which never fails to impress me that the Sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon but at this moment in time, the Sun is 400 times farther away so both are the same size but as the Moon is inching away, our future relatives will never experience a full Solar Eclipse as the Moon will appear too small to cover the Suns disk.
It should be emphasised that looking directly at something with a surface temperature of 5,500°C and a brightness of 35,730,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lumens (imagine sitting directly in front of your car headlights and switching them on full beam and it still doesn't match the Suns brightness) might not be the cleverest thing to do so and your run of the mill sunglasses won’t cut it, you need eclipse glasses which are specifically designed to allow you to look at the Sun safely.