A total solar eclipse is seen in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway, on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse was visible on Friday, the first day of northern spring, across parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. The total eclipse of the sun was only visible in the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Reuters
A boy uses protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse in Nicosia, on the island of Cyprus. Photo: Reuters
A partial solar eclipse, near Bridgwater, in south western England. Photo: Reuters
Viewing a partial solar eclipse around the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo. Photo: Reuters
A combination of photographs shows the progress of a partial solar eclipse at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, central England. Photo: Reuters
A statue of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy, frames the partial solar eclipse. Photo: Reuters
A dog, named Patatte, has protective glasses put on by her owner during a solar eclipse in the sky in Nice, southeastern France. Photo: AP
