The total solar eclipse on Friday morning was breathtaking, if you were in the right spot.
The rare event was seen as a total eclipse in the tiny Faroe Islands and Svalbard, and a partial eclipse from Scotland to northern Africa. Across the UK and Europe, thousands watched the event unfold.
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: MATT DUNHAM/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Duisburg, Germany
A young boy wearing his father's welding mask is disappointed after fog covers the sky making it impossible to see the solar eclipse.
IMAGE: FRANK AUGSTEIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Plymouth, England
An eclipse of the sun begins over Plymouth in Devon.
IMAGE: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE /ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptians gathered near the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx to watch the eclipse.
IMAGE: KHALED KAMEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, England
A dog is given protective glasses by its owner prior to the solar eclipse in Regent's Park.
IMAGE: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/ASSOCIATED PRESS
St Austell, Cornwall, England
People watch as an eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall.
IMAGE: BEN BIRCHALL/PA WIRE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toulouse, France
People gathered under giant pair of sunglasses so they can view the solar eclipse.
IMAGE: MAXPPP/ZUMA PRESS
Northumberland, England
An eclipse of the sun over Northumberland.
IMAGE: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE /ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zagreb, Croatia
A woman takes photos of the solar eclipse projected onto a piece of paper at Zagreb Technical Museum.
IMAGE: MISO LISANIN/XINHAU/ZUMA PRESS
Munich, Germany
A dove is pictured in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany.
IMAGE: ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES
Madeira Islands
Clouds pass across the sun which is pictured during a partial solar eclipse over the Madeira Islands.
IMAGE: ROSS KINNAIRD/GETTY IMAGES
Barcelona, Spain
The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse seen in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: EMILIO MORENATTI/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oldham, England
The solar eclipse viewed from Oldham in England.
IMAGE: REX FEATURES VIA AP IMAGES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yorkshire, England
The solar eclipse viewed from beneath a tree in Yorkshire, England.
IMAGE: REX FEATURES VIA AP IMAGES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gateshead, England
A view of the partial solar eclipse above the Angel of the North in Gateshead, England, Friday, March, 20.
IMAGE: SCOTT HEPPELL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
People watch in darkness during the totality of a solar eclipse on as seen from a hill beside a hotel on the edge of the city overlooking Torshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: AP PHOTO/MATT DUNHAM
Svalbard, Norway
The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway Friday March 20, 2015.
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