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Solar eclipses

Did you miss the eclipse? Photos show the moon taking a 'bite' out of sun.

Parts of the northeastern U.S. and Europe witnessed a partial solar eclipse on Saturday. Here's some photos of what they saw.

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A partial solar eclipse could be seen in the northeastern U.S., Canada, Europe and western Africa on Saturday. Here's the view from Nuuk, Greenland, on March 29, 2025.

Sky watchers in certain parts of the globe, including the northeastern U.S., got to see a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning.

This partial eclipse wasn't as dynamic or as visible in as many places as last year's Great North American Eclipse. (Partial solar eclipses occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun to partially cover the sun, resulting in a crescent shape.)

But people in 13 states – from West Virginia to Maine – could get a view of the partial solar eclipse beginning early Saturday about 4:50 a.m. EDT through 8:43 a.m., according to the website Time and Date.

What does a partial solar eclipse look like? Space.com says it looks as if the moon is taking "a bite out of the sun."

Beyond the U.S., observers from eastern Canada to Europe and western Africa could see the partial solar eclipse. Here's some photos of the event from across the world.

The partial solar eclipse as seen over Brewster, New York, on March 29, 2025.
A composite image of 7 separate photographs taken with a single fixed camera shows the partial solar eclipse seen from Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria. Spain, on March 29, 2025.
The view from inside the stadium Craven Cottage in London, during a solar eclipse before the match between Fulham and Crystal Palace on March 29, 2025.
A partial solar eclipse seen from inside the stadium Craven Cottage in London, prior to the match between Fulham and Crystal Palace on March 29, 2025.

The partial solar eclipse began during sunrise in the U.S. and began in the mid- to late morning for viewers in western Europe and northwestern Africa, according to NASA, and for eastern Europe and northern Asia during the afternoon to early evening. 

A partial solar eclipse is seen over a statue of the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on March 29, 2025
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind statues of the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on March 29, 2025

2025 solar eclipse pictures from Sweden and Spain

Partial solar eclipse over Stockholm, Sweden on March 29, 2025.
Partial solar eclipse over Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on March 29, 2025.

Unlike during a total solar eclipse, when there's a few moments when it is safe to look directly at the event with the naked eye, observers are cautioned to use proper eye protection to view a partial eclipse because the sun is never completely covered.

People watch a partial solar eclipse with a solarscope, from the hill of Burgos' castle, in Burgos, north of Spain on March 29, 2025.
Marina Prol, 45, and her mother, Pilar Franco, 64, watch a partial solar eclipse from Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria. Spain, on March 29, 2025.
Three cyclists, Eduvigio Marrero, 58, Agustin Artiles, 62, and Alejandro Polo, 50, observe a partial solar eclipse in Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria, in Spain on March 29, 2025.
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Castillo del Romeral, on the island of Gran Canaria in Spain on March 29, 2025.

Photos of partial eclipse from Greenland

With the moon eclipsing the sun, it looks as if a giant shark fin is floating above Nuuk, Greenland on March 29, 2025.

The next total eclipse, expected on Aug. 12, 2026, will be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and part of Portugal, NASA says. North America will see a partial eclipse.

While the U.S. won't be able to see the next lunar eclipse, expected Sept. 7-8, 2025, it will be able to see one on March 3, 2026.

Two crows rest on a rooftop during a partial solar eclipse in Greenland's capital Nuuk on March 29, 2025.
Another view of the partial solar eclipse from Greenland's capital Nuuk on March 29, 2025.
A view of a partial solar eclipse from Nuuk, Greenland on March 29, 2025.

Contributing: Eric Lagatta, Janet Loehrke and Fernando Cervantes Jr.

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