Lorna Gordon
BBC Scotland correspondent, reporting from Edinburgh

Image source, Neil Martin

"Pretty incredible isn’t it” says Neil Martin, President of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. "You never get bored of this view."

He shows me 31 seconds of time lapse footage taken from this hill in Edinburgh over the past 31 minutes.

You see the moon coming from the right, eating into the sun, leave a crescent at the top, and clouds drifting across the screen.

A large cloud momentarily covered the sun entirely, crashing the party says Neil in a moment of humour and nerves.

But a large cheer went up from the crowd gathered when the cloud cleared ahead of maximum eclipse - which took place here in Edinburgh around 45 minutes ago.

At the point the light became muted, subdued, and the noise from the crowd softened as they took in the spectacle.

Some of you in the UK might still be able to see the eclipse for a few minutes longer - depending on where exactly you are.

Esme Stallard
Senior climate and science reporter

Image source, Getty Images

For those experiencing a total solar eclipse, as the sky completely darkens it also offers a short window to see the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks tonight.

Astronomer Dr Becky Smethurst said it was "the perfect cosmic coincidence of events".

The Perseids are the best annual show of 'shooting stars'. It is caused by the debris left behind from the Swift-Tuttle comet - a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun - burning through our atmosphere.

As the solar eclipse doesn't last for more than a couple of minutes "you would have to get very, very lucky to see a shooting star," said Smethurst.

But for those witnessing a partial or total eclipse hang around a little longer and wait for night to fall, you will then be treated to the shower if the weather allows.

• Read more: Perseid meteor shower reaches peak: When and where to catch a glimpse

Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, reporting from Burgos, northern Spain

I have literally got goosebumps. It's not just from the cold, it's about the spectacle that I have just witnessed.

I've seen it a few times before but it never gets old.

This reminds us of what it is to be human, that we are a small planet in a vast cosmos and we are seeing the Sun in its beautiful, hidden form.

Amazing.

The eclipse has reached its peak in Spain, with a total eclipse visible from Burgos.

Watch live at the top of the page to follow the eclipse across the world.

Eleri Griffiths
Reporting from Porthcawl

Chris Meadows from the Bridgend astronomical society is excitingly following the eclipse on his iPad using his high-tech telescope.

He tells me that the crowd on Rest Bay, in Porthcawl, can expect to see about 94% coverage.

Meadows is a very popular man - he’s given out 300 glasses today - and so many more people keep coming and asking for more.

He’s today the equivalent of Father Christmas for many.

Erin Marsh
Reporting from the University of York

Amidst queues for telescopes and not quite enough eclipse glasses to go around at the eclipse viewing event at the University of York, a gaggle of people surrounds two pieces of paper.

Julio do Nascimento and Jack Fawcett stabbed some holes in a piece of paper and have used them to project the eclipse.

"It’s pretty cool. It literally took us two seconds," laughs Jack. "This is better than looking through the glasses!"

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 - in large parts of the country - 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.

Erin 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."