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People around the UK and in Europe adapted household items to watch the solar eclipse today, looking slightly ridiculous while keeping their eyes safe from the sun's rays.
Some hid behind welding masks. Others made pinhole projectors using boxes. Others grabbed X-rays to look at the sun through.
People look at a solar eclipse in the sky of Nice, southeastern France
A homemade pin hole camera at Clifton Observatory in Bristol Miko Gruszczynski tries to get a glimpse of the eclipse with a telescope outside the institution for astronmy in Stockholm, Sweden A man looks through welding mask to view the solar eclipse at the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic A man holds a protective viewing filter his mouth outside The Royal Observatory during a partial solar eclipse in Greenwich, south east London Hobby astronomer Hans-Ulrich and his sun Tillmann gaze at the partial solar eclipse using a self-made pinhole camera made of cardboard in front the observatory in Hanover, Germany People watch the eclipse of the sun through a colander, over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands look at the solar eclipse through special glasses at the Fish Market in Hamburg, Germany A woman views the solar eclipse from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh People use protective glasses on their dog as they watch a partial solar eclipse at the Pier Head in Liverpool, north-west England A man uses a dental X-ray to watch a partial solar eclipse in Pristina, Kosovo A member of the public takes a picture on her iPad as she wears a welding mask to watch a partial eclipse of the sun, at Stonehenge in Wiltshire People use giant protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse at the Cite de l'Espace (Space City) in Toulouse, France A woman watches a partial solar eclipse in Budapest, Hungary Not everyone may have enjoyed the sight — for much of the country, it looked mostly grey — but others were able to see spectacular images and catch them on film .
Solar eclipse 2015 in picturesShow all 28 1 /28Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The total solar eclipse at Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse as seen over Moscow Kremlin's Troitskaya (Trinity) tower, in Russia
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is visible over Strasbourg, eastern France
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Rabat, Morocco
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Rabat, Morocco
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse in seen above a mosque in Oxford, central England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the statues of Milan's cathedral
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The moon passes in front of the sun to form a partial solar eclipse in Nice, southeastern France
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The sun is seen during a partial eclipse over the spires of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun passes behind a cloud, from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse forms in the sky through clouds near the cross of the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker in Sofia, Bulgaria
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People view the total solar eclipse in Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the iconic Liver Bird on top of the Liver Building in Liverpool, north-west England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Plymouth, south-west England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The solar eclipse in Milan, northern Italy
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People gather in front of a planetarium in Berlin to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A view of a partial solar eclipse seen over the Heroes' Square Budapest, Hungary
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People watch as a solar eclipse begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A bird sits on a branch in front of a partial solar eclipse near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse as seen in Tuineje, Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands, Spain
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is seen from near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is seen from near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A view of a partial solar eclipse seen over Zurich, Switzerland
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A dove is pictured in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Muncih, Germany
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland
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