Sat.'s partial solar eclipse
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The first solar eclipse of 2025 occurred at sunrise on Saturday, March 29, with eastern Canada, the northeastern U.S., Europe and Africa all getting a glimpse.
From Forbes
Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday.
From BBC
About 30% to 50% of the sun was obscured by the moon at its peak, at about 11:00.
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During the partial solar eclipse, the moon passed in front of the sun and cast a shadow on parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
The eclipse was visible Saturday across Europe, western Africa, eastern North America and northern Asia. During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth. The moon casts a shadow on Earth and only partly blocks the sun,
Skywatchers across the North and East and Cumbria have shared their shots of a partial solar eclipse. The partial eclipse - when the Moon only covers part of the Sun - started at 10:07 GMT and finished at 12:00 on Saturday.
The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.
A fishing boat is silhouetted during a partial solar eclipse in Halifax on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press via AP) A view of the partial solar eclipse, in Nuuk in Greenland,