Solar eclipse in pictures

20 March 2015 Last update: 19:01 GMT 22:01 MCK

Millions of people in Northern Europe and Great Britain began on Friday witnessed a spectacular natural phenomenon – a solar eclipse, the most complete for many years. Eclipse and remembered by dozens of beautiful photos.
BBC TV grab
Millions of people in Britain and northern Europe have been able to observe the solar eclipse, the most complete for many years. With the airplane in the Faroe Islands camera BBC BBC captured moment of total eclipse.
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Many professional and amateur astronomers came to the Faroe Islands. Torshavn city was plunged into darkness for two minutes.
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Satellite ESA Proba-2 photographed the moon almost completely blocks the sun.
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begins the eclipse on the background of the domes of the “Garden of Eden” – a botanical garden in Cornwall in the UK.
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Experts urged people not to look at the sun without special protective devices, as this can cause serious damage to the eyes.
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The next total solar eclipse will be visible in Britain in 2026
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Despite Rain, photographer Toby Melville managed to remove eclipse in the south-east of England.
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The archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean were ideal conditions for observation
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On average, every 18 months somewhere on the planet can observe the total solar eclipse. However, in the same point of the Earth, they do not occur more than once every 300-400 years.
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Members of the Astronomical Society in Kent carefully prepared for an eclipse, hoping to see him through the clouds.
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eclipse began at 7:41 am GMT and 9:23 with the moon over the territory of Britain overlaps Sun at 83-98%.
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However, the ability to observe the eclipse were very limited, because of the greater part of the country was falling clouds.
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In Munich, Germany, where weather conditions were much better, the eclipse was observed with the aid of special glasses.
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monitors and other devices used.
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Group of lemurs in Chester Zoo also drew attention to an unusual phenomenon.
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The next year, too, a total solar eclipse will happen: it can be seen, for example, in Sumatra and Borneo March 9