The most popular option for viewing a solar eclipse is to get eclipse glasses, which have the proper filter to protect your eyes from the sun's ultraviolet rays. You may have 3-dimensional glasses laying around from a trip to the movies, but don't be tempted to use them to watch the solar eclipse.

There are a number of ways to safely view the partial solar eclipse from home. "You can use solar glasses (not sunglasses!) which block out all but a safe amount of sunlight. Solar telescopes also use similar filters to allow for safe viewing," she told the Manchester Evening News.

During the partial solar eclipse, the moon passed in front of the sun and cast a shadow on parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire had some of the clearest skies - albeit with a few clouds - and many saw the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

It wasn't quite the shows of the pair of total solar eclipses that graced large swaths of America in 2017 and 2024, but some early risers in New England were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning -- provided they got a lucky break in the clouds.

Skygazers across south-east England have been looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning. Kent, Surrey, Sussex had some of the clearest skies in the UK to watch the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.

Skygazers across the UK – and in other parts of the world – are looking up to catch the astronomical spectacle.

Parts of the Northeast that managed to dodge the clouds were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning.