From Greenland to Europe and Senegal: the partial solar eclipse in pictures

The partial eclipse as seen in Dakar, Senegal. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the sun’s light in some areas Photograph: Jérôme Favre/EPA An eerie view from Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal Photograph: Antonio Araujo/EPA People gather to watch the partial eclipse in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain Photograph: Carlos de Saá/EPA The sun partially eclipsed in Zaragoza, Spain Photograph: Javier Belver/EPA The view from from Nantes, France. Skygazers across a broad swathe of the northern hemisphere had a chance to see the moon

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