Missed the partial solar eclipse? Here’s how it looked from around the world

A view of the partial solar eclipse over The Royal Liver Building on Liverpool’s waterfront, England. (Photo: PA via AP)

A view of the partial solar eclipse, in London. (AP photo)

The eclipse began at 10:07 GMT, which was during the afternoon in India. As the Moon moved between the Earth and the Sun, it appeared to take a bite out of the Sun, creating a striking visual spectacle.

A view of the beginning of a partial solar eclipse in the slightly overcast sky above the roof of Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Germany. (Photo: DPA via AP)

People observe a partial solar eclipse with special protective glasses, in London. (AP Photo)

Chris Lintott, a professor of astrophysics at Oxford University, explained that about 40% of the Sun was covered at the peak of the eclipse and highlighted the wonder of witnessing celestial mechanics in action. “This is just fun… I think there’s something nice about seeing the machinery of the solar system unfold,” he said, as per BBC.

A view of the partial solar eclipse, in Nuuk in Greenland. (Photo: TT News Agency via AP)

How often do eclipses occur?

A fishing boat is silhouetted during a partial solar eclipse in Halifax, Canada. (Photo: The Canadian Press via AP)

While partial eclipses occur a few times a year, total solar eclipses—where the Sun is completely blocked—are rarer, happening approximately once every 18 months. Another major solar eclipse is expected in August, which will be well visible across most of Europe.

Women use solar eclipse glasses to look at the sun at a gathering of amateur astronomers, by the beach in Ericeira, outside Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo)

Earlier this month, a total lunar eclipse occurred, visible across the Americas and partially seen from parts of Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

A view of the partial solar eclipse in St. Petersburg, Russia, with a statue of an angel fixed atop the Alexander Column at the Palace Square. (AP Photo)

Eclipses generally come in pairs, occurring close together due to the Moon’s orbit around the Earth.

(With inputs from BBC)