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A SOLAR ECLIPSE saw a partial or totally blocked view of the sun visible in parts of the world today.
The rare event saw the moon block the sun either partially or altogether and was visible in the southern US before drifting across the Atlantic and the African continent.
Nigerian men wear welding goggles to watch a partial solar eclipse in Lagos, Nigeria
In Gabon, residents in the south of the country got a glimpse of a total eclipse of the sun.
“I saw a black disc progressively cover the sun. It’s magnificent,” Clarence Diledou, who lives of the port town of Port-Gentil, told AFP. “But unfortunately the bad weather spoiled the party a bit.”
At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about a minute.
Weather permitting, partial phases of the eclipse were also visible in southern Europe and in the eastern United States.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany steers his car during the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix as the moon crosses in front of the sun in the background.
NASA said that the greatest eclipse occurred over the Atlantic.
One of the best views was also found in Kenya where the total phase of the solar eclipse was only visible for a few seconds.
In this photo a cloud layer partially obstructs a view of the moon passing in front of the sun in Nairobi:
All pictures: AP
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Got me in the mood for a Jaffa cake.
Better solar eclipse than political eclipse.
The latter is the more devastating.
Why change something interesting and light into something political? You must really enjoy life!
What?! did you think you could comment on the Journal without starting an argument?! ha!
We got a total eclipse here in Equatorial Guinea!
I witnessed a total eclipse on board Irish Ferries Normandy off the coast of France in 1999.
An incredible experience I will never forget.
Bonnie tyler was seen out today writing frantically with a pencil on the back of a sugar packet.
An astronomical wonder the fact that the moon is 400 times closer to earth than the sun and 400 times smaller than the sun, thus allowing both to appear to be the exact same size which allows this to happen.
@Gary where did you pluck those numbers from? Lol the moon is thousands of times smaller than the sun and a million times further…
Let’s burn a witch!
First lets build a bridge out her!
I was out at 18.15 this evening and there was a weird orange light in the sky. Stayed in the same place for 10 minutes then vanished.
Good story.
Where did you vanish to?
Chinese Lantern.
Jupiter is also ridiculously bright at the moment.
She needs a hero
ah damn …missed it…what time was it at?
So any craic?
It’s hardly news when anyone who was watching the Grand Prix from Abu Dhabi yesterday saw it on tv…
I would love to see an eclipse.
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