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In pictures: People across Wales marvel at most significant solar eclipse in nearly 30 years

Nicholas BourneBBC Wales
News imageGetty Images Three people sitting on camping chairs hold what looks like pieces of black glass in frames of cardboard to the sky to watch the partial eclipseGetty Images
News imageBecko Is Fab | BBC Weather Watchers Cloudy sky obscures the partial eclipse, or possibly makes it safer to viewBecko Is Fab | BBC Weather Watchers
People across Wales and beyond took time to sit back and enjoy the partial eclipse with family and friends as the country baked in record temperatures
Wales provisionally recorded its hottest August day on record - but there wasn't full sun everywhere, like here in Llangynog, Powys

Most of Wales seemed to stop on Wednesday evening, to take in the biggest partial solar eclipse in nearly three decades.

People gathered to enjoy the spectacular sight with more than 90% of the Sun's disk covered in some locations.

It came as Wales provisionally recorded its hottest August day on record with 35.3°C (96F) in Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, according to the Met Office.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light either partially or fully when viewed from Earth.

And BBC Weather Watchers were out and about to capture the moment on camera.