Keele Observatory is hosting a free public event for the partial solar eclipse at the end of the month. 

The eclipse, which will see up to 39% of the sun's rays obscured by the moon at its peak, will take place on Saturday, March 29th. 

The family-friendly event will get under way at 10am, with the partial eclipse beginning at 10.06am and maximum coverage occurring at 11.04am, before the spectacle ends at 12.03pm. 

The observatory is based at Keele University and parking will be free in all car parks, with regular bus services also connecting the campus to Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent. A similar event held at the observatory for the solar eclipse in 2015 was attended by hundreds of people.