A glass positive photograph of the 29 June 1927 total solar eclipse taken at Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, by J. Jackson, chief assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
He used a 6-inch refractor with a focal length of 45 feet. 19 sec exposure.
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 29, 1927. The path of totality crossed far northern Europe and Asia. This was the first total eclipse visible from British mainland soil for 203 years. Read more