In pictures: Partial solar eclipse as it happened | UK News

Stargazers across the UK were able to see a solar phenomenon today as the sun appeared to have a bite taken out of it.

The impressive sight was the result of a partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth.

Observers around the world went outside to watch the moment as it happened, with those in western Siberia predicted to have the best view.

People were advised not to look directly at the sun to avoid damaging their eyes.

Dr Robert Massey, of the Royal Astronomical Society, said the eclipse could cause the moon to block the view of “some or all of the bright solar surface”, and the sun will “appear to have a bite taken out of it”.

Here are some of the best pictures as the eclipse unfolded:

The sun eclipsed by the moon shines through a cloud cover. In the foreground the insulators of a high voltage power line can be seen. Photo by: Henning Kaiser/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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Partial eclipse over Tromso, Norway. Pic: UiT - The Arctic University
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The view from Tromso, Norway
The sun breaks through clouds at during a partial solar eclipse visible over Stoodley Pike, a 1,300-foot hill in the south Pennines in West Yorkshire. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
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The scene over Stoodley Pike, in the south Pennines in West Yorkshire
A partial solar eclipse is pictured behind the cloud during the sunset in Kathmandu, Nepal
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The view from Kathmandu
Partial eclipse. Pic: University of Siena
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The view from Siena
The sun over the skies of Bristol during a partial solar eclipse. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
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The view from Bristol

A partial solar eclipse visible over Cullercoats Watch House in North Shields. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
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The view from Cullercoats Watch House in North Shields

The sun sits above treetops over the skies of Bristol during a partial solar eclipse. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
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Another view from Bristol
The moon passing in front of the sun during a partial eclipse viewed through glass from a welding visor at the Kelpies near Falkirk. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
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The view from Kelpies near Falkirk.
Partial solar eclipse in Antwerp, Belgium PIC:AP
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The view from Antwerp Pic:AP
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