Stargazers up and down the UK were able to witness a "magical and unusual" event today (October 25) - a partial solar eclipse. Around a quarter of the sun was blocked out from 10.08am until almost midday in London as the moon passed between it and the Earth.
Observers in western Siberia, Russia, had the best views, but the phenomenon could still be seen clearly across various cities in the UK. One keen observer said she was "off her head" with excitement when watching the partial solar eclipse, and compared it to watching Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival.
Mary English, 62, a writer and astrologer from Bath, said she was "away with the fairies" when witnessing the astronomical event. Ms English watched the event in the garden of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath alongside a group of four astronomers and members of the public.
