Skies there are in general very clear at that time of the year, and so the outlook is set fair.
Go there and you will be able to sample the charm of Alderney itself as well as seeing the eclipse. Next year, the total eclipse of the sun follows hot on the heels of Alderney Week - just three days later. On Wednesday 11th August 99, some 400 members of the Royal Astronomical Society, and their guests ,who are attending their annual conference in Guernsey the previous day, are expected to travel to Alderney, the only Channel Island where a total eclipse of the sun can be seen, as are thousands of other visitors. In all, the island could brace itself for a total population nearing 8,000 on the day. The entertainment and celebration programme of Eclipse Day will be finalised and published within the next three months.