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Five Eclipse facts from an Astronaut

Did you know that when the Moon eclipses around 50% of the Sun, we will have the same amount of sunlight as we would on Mars?

The most spectacular eclipse of the Sun for 15 years will plunge Britain into twilight tomorrow morning, and even NASA Astronauts are excited about it.

Former NASA Astronaut James F Reilly has shared his top five Eclipse facts with us.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Thursday 19 March 2015.

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