Partial solar eclipse delights skygazers

BBC Weather Watcher Glyn Redfern captured this image in Buxton, Derbyshire

Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday.

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire had some of the clearest skies - albeit with a few clouds - and many saw the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

People had the chance to see the Moon cover about 30% to 50% of the Sun at its peak, with the best chance of clear skies in south-east England, East Anglia and the Midlands.

The eclipse was not total anywhere in the world, but north-eastern regions of Canada saw up to 92% of the Sun covered.

These skygazers were out in force to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse at the National Space Centre in Leicester

BBC Weather Watcher Foxymum36 snapped this image in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Sam took this picture above his home in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire

Here is an image from BBC Weather Watcher Andrew - taken from Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire