Partial solar eclipse over Dorset and the New Forest

In pictures: Essex skygazers gather to photograph partial solar eclipse

This phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. The three are not completely aligned, so only part of the sun is obscured.

Bucks skygazers capture images of partial solar eclipse

Skygazers across the UK were treated to the sight of a partial solar eclipse on Saturday 29 March, between 10am and noon.

Partial solar eclipse over Dorset and the New Forest

Skygazers across Dorset and the New Forest caught a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse at the weekend.

A European satellite Meteosat and another from the US agency NOAA capture images of the shadow of the Moon projecting over the areas where the partial eclipse of the Sun on Saturday, March 29 could be contemplated.

Partial solar eclipse caught on camera

Did you see the only solar eclipse visible from the UK this year at the weekend?

Astronomy Day at the Volkssternwarte Kirchheim: Despite clouds, visitors could watch the partial solar eclipse live and observe impressive celestial objects such as Jupiter and Mars.