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The sun is partially blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse seen over the Liver Building in Liverpool, England on Friday. (Source: AP)
The solar eclipse was visible through a break in the clouds above the Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, England on Friday. (Source: AP)
The moon starts to block the sun during a solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway. The Friday solar event is rare and won't be repeated for more than a decade. (Source: AP)
A blanket of clouds in the Faeroe Islands kept thousands of sky-gazers from getting a clear view of a total solar eclipse Friday, but that did not stop the cheers. (Source: AP)
A little boy poses for a photograph and looks up to the sun wearing protective goggles in Berlin, Germany, prior to the start of the total solar eclipse. (Source: AP)
People wearing protective glasses wait to see the solar eclipse from Svalbard, Norway on Friday. (Source: AP)
A man uses a homemade pin hole camera to view the solar eclipse near Clifton Observatory in Bristol, England on Friday. (Source: AP)
Scores of eclipse chasers and scientists have invaded the archipelago armed with telescopes, cameras and glasses for safe direct solar viewing ahead of the big event. (Source: AP)
A T-shirt and other items of eclipse merchandise are displayed for sale in a store in Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. (Source: AP)
The Faeroe Islands and Svalbard are the only places on land where the sun will be completely obscured by the moon during Friday's eclipse. (Source: AP)
Tourists and residents alike hooted and applauded as the daylight dimmed, plunging the Faeroese capital of Torshavn into darkness for about 2 minutes and 45 seconds. (Source: AP)
