'Don't stare at the sun': How to view the partial eclipse over Ireland this morning 

A piece of the sun will be obscured by the moon this morning. Be careful how you view it

The moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington. Picture: Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

There will be a solar eclipse on Thursday morning so it could be handy to have a few things ready to help watch it safely.

We got advice from some astronomy experts — Blackrock Castle Observatory and Astronomy Ireland — to help here.