Nick Johnson
Reporting from Royal Observatory, Greenwich

All eyes are skyward at the astronomer’s garden at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

Parakeets in Greenwich Park have begun their evening song.

I’m playing around with a metal colander - projecting the sun’s image on to a piece of paper.

There is a beautiful "mellow yellow" feeling to the sky mirrored on the ground, perhaps aided by the parched straw of the hot dry grass.

The solar eclipse has now reached its peak across the UK, where over 90% of the Sun is being covered by the Moon.

Watch live at the top of the page to see more images of the eclipse.

Natalia Bradford
Reporting from Benevente, Spain

The eclipse is under way in Benevente, near Zamora in Spain.

Where once there were one or two rows of people at the official viewing point, the crowd has grown significantly.

I've heard plenty of Spanish and Portuguese being spoken, but also Italian and even some English.

The local council have arranged for a group of musicians to serenade everyone too.

Odds on Total Eclipse of the Heart being played?

Quite high, I'd imagine.

Emily Marsh
Reporting from the University of York

Technicians and student volunteers are busy adjusting the telescopes to keep the Sun in view - something they’ll need to keep doing throughout tonight’s eclipse, as the Sun gradually sets.

These telescopes have special filters to limit the wavelengths of light they let through, meaning it’s safe to view the Sun through them.

And they’ll be in demand tonight, as they’re expecting 120 members of the public to come for a look.

Jack Grey
Live reporter

Image source, Katie Hallett

We're less than thirty minutes from the peak of the eclipse in the UK.

"It's absolutely buzzing" in Cornwall with the partial eclipse visible in the sky, says Katie Hallett, who is hosting a viewing party at Crooklets Beach Cafe in Bude.

"People are starting to put their glasses on and be amazed that you can start to see it happening," she tells me.

"Kids are asking their parents what's going to happen and looking through their glasses. It's a real buzz!"

Image source, Katie Hallett

Emily Atkinson
Reporting from Corsica

We’re waiting for the eclipse to begin in a spot called the Moulin Mattei, above the fishing village of Centuri on the island of Corsica.

A quick Google search tells me we’re in store for 95-97% coverage. Quite something.

A crowd of hundreds suggests we’re far from being the only ones who thought this the place to be this evening.

Arthur Reboh, from Marseille, tells me he’s never seen an eclipse in his life. “It’s a childhood dream.”

James Sieyes, from London, says he’s also excited - but more so to show off his packet-fresh eclipse glasses.

Several fishing boats are bobbing under the ribbon of sunlight along the water, soon to be plunged into near darkness. Best seats in the house, I reckon.

Rebecca Morelle
Science editor, reporting from north Cornwall

There were claps and cheers here on the beach in Porthcothan, Cornwall as the Moon started its path across the Sun.

Lots of people have been coming up to ask us: “Where can we get some eclipse glasses?"

They are like gold dust.

Those that have managed to get hold of them have been sharing with those who weren't so lucky.

One little girl has been lent a pair and is very happy that she can now see the eclipse.

Image source, BBC/Tony Jolliffe

Rachel Flynn
Live reporter

Image source, Magnus Kristiansen

I've just received this photo from Magnus Kristiansen, head of culture and leisure in Greenland's most populous municipality Sermersooq, who I spoke to earlier today.

It's taken in Tasiilaq, which has a population of around 2,000 people.

A total eclipse is now visible from Iceland, from the glare of the Sun shining past the Moon.

Watch live at the top of the page to see it as it happens.

Freddy Tennyson
Reporting from Gandesa, Spain

We've had the first glimpse of the eclipse here in Gandesa, which was met with applause among the crowds.

It's a town of 3,000 in the hills of southern Catalonia, where today the population is expected to nearly double.

Some 2,300 people are expected on a dusty industrial estate on the edge of town, one of 27 official viewing points designated by the Catalan government, for 84 seconds of total darkness.

It is one of many spots chosen by local officials who spent last August scouting locations.

The eclipse is about to reach totality in Iceland - watch live at the top of the page.

The solar eclipse is now under way in Spain, as shown by the above image of Burgos.

Our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh is speaking to people about what they see as the spectacle gets under way.

Travel writer Simon Calder tells him: "I can just see from the 4 o' clock position of the Sun, the Moon is definitely nibbling away at it.

"This is as good at it gets."

Claire Quinn
Reporting from Armagh Observatory

Dozens of people both young and old have gathered at Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland’s only planetarium.

Sharon Walsh and her daughter Mia have travelled up from Dublin to the observatory, with Sharon saying she wanted to mark the event.

“There won’t be another one until 2090 and I’ll probably be dead by then,” she jokes.

"So it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing."

Rachel Flynn
Live reporter

Image source, Una Eggertsdóttir

Una Eggertsdóttir is in Hafnarfjörður, 15 minutes outside of Iceland's capital Reykjavik, where she's gathered with her family to watch the eclipse.

So far, it's not looking good. "It is extremely grey, cloudy and rainy so we’re not seeing much yet," she tells me, "and it's supposed to just get worse".

Una says just two days ago, it was perfect sunny conditions for the eclipse. "But our expectations were realistic," she adds. "No one was expecting clear skies, but people are still excited for what happens later."

Iceland lies in the path of totality, so there's still hope for some drama, Una explains. "People are still excited for what happens later," she says.

The eclipse is visible in parts of Iceland - and it's near totality too - here's the view further north in Látrabjarg.

Image source, EBU

Lorna Gordon
BBC Scotland correspondent

The eclipse is now underway here in Edinburgh. It will peak at 19:06 BST.

Jonathan Smith from the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh is explaining to a large crowd the Dobsonian telescope he has set up here on Calton Hill.

The telescope is basically a large steel tube with a custom made filter at one end and a very good mirror at the other, giving 48 times magnification.

He gave me and others a look through the eye piece. He tells me the view is slightly hazy because of the clouds, but you see considerably more detail than you get through the eclipse glasses.

You can see the moon starting to take a bite out of the sun and a couple of sunspots. It is extraordinary.

Image source, PA Media

While the eclipse is only just starting to become visible here in the UK, it is well under way in elsewhere.

Here's the sight aboard the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition, which is currently off the coast of Greenland.

As a reminder, you can watch follow the eclipse as it happens by pressing watch live at the top of the page.

The solar eclipse is now visible from Newquay in Cornwall, with a portion of the Sun being covered by the Moon.

As we get the first pictures of the solar eclipse in the UK, millions in other northern hemisphere countries are also gazing at the sky in fascination.

Image source, PA Media

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Royal Observatory Greenwich

It may not look like it - but the eclipse is now under way here in London.

The solar event is set to peak in the capital in just under an hour.

You can share your comments, pictures and videos of the event by clicking here - and you can follow the eclipse itself through the stream at the top of this page.