Lana Lam
Live reporter

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Skywatchers across the UK and beyond were treated to a stunning sight today as a partial solar eclipse dazzled the skies for several hours.

From the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to Warwickshire and all the way up to Manchester, people watched as the Moon moved in front of the Sun, stirring up a range of emotions.

We even got a great view from Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.

While not a rare event, it was a special treat to see it from here in the UK. Some called it “humbling”, others “beautiful” – and one youngster said the sun looked like Pac-Man with a bite taken out of it.

If you missed it, you can scroll back through our live coverage. And don’t worry – there’s another one coming in August 2026.

We're closing our live coverage now. Thanks for joining us this nice morning.

We're about to wrap up our live coverage for today, but before we go, here are a few more photos of the partial solar eclipse.

They show how photographers have been getting creative with this astronomical event.

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Now that it's past noon, the partial solar eclipse in the UK has come to an end.

Here are some of the photos you - our readers - sent in earlier.

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We've been speaking to some of the viewers who made their way to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to catch the partial solar eclipse.

Elizabeth Binney is visiting London from Thailand and headed to Greenwich this morning with a running group.

"It's such a buzz, I didn't think this was going to be part of my Saturday morning," she tells the BBC, adding "it'll be one of my memories of my time in London".

Priyanka Prasher, originally from Birmingham and now living in London, says it's a lovely atmosphere.

"It's bringing good vibes... and it's a nice symbol of saying hello to spring," she says.

"My mum is visiting so I thought it would be a really nice experience to mark the occasion with the solar eclipse just before Mother's Day."

Rebecca Morelle
Science editor, reporting from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

I've just been speaking to a couple of astronomers from the Royal Observatory.

"It's really exciting because it's something that everyone can see," says Bryony Lanigan, by using eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.

"We always associate the moon with the night, the sun with the day but that's not really the way it works," she says.

"Our moon goes around us, we go around the sun - and at times, it all lines up so that one covers the other as it is right now."

Fellow astronomer Anna Gammon-Ross says partial eclipses aren't that rare and the UK is in a good position to see this one.

As we've said, it's dangerous to look at a partial solar eclipse with the naked eye.

But there are plenty of other ways to watch it safely – just like the people below.

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Rebecca Morelle
Science editor, reporting from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

The eclipse is past its peak now, and the shadow of the Moon is now moving to the top of the Sun.

The skies became a little hazy at the peak, but the view was still crystal clear through my safety glasses.

The crowd at the Royal Observatory Greenwich have loved it – describing it as magical and spectacular.

One boy called Jack said the Sun looked a bit like PacMan.

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Many people across the UK are seizing the chance to snap photos of the partial solar eclipse.

That includes Tom Pocko, who took this picture in Didsbury, south Manchester, using a 400mm lens with two ND (neutral density) filters.

“It was a beautiful experience. I feel very lucky to have seen it and been able to capture such a rare natural phenomenon. Especially in good weather conditions for Manchester (which is unusual),” he tells the BBC.

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Here's a photo of the partial solar eclipse taken just before the FA Cup quarter-final between Fulham and Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage in London.

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Rebecca Morelle
Science editor, reporting from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

It's just a spectacular sight, seeing the sun appearing as a crescent and the moon taking a little nibble out of the side.

We've had really good weather here this morning. It's hazed over very slightly in the last few minutes but it's still a lovely view to see.

The views are differing across the UK - in the Outer Hebrides it's about 47% and in the southeast, it goes down to 28%.

We've just heard from Chris Lintott, a professor of astrophysics at Oxford University, who's watching the partial eclipse in Oxford using special glasses. (Remember, it’s not safe to look at the eclipse with the naked eye.)

"We can see probably about 25 to 30% of the sun's disc is now covered by the moon, which is making a slow and stately progress across the face," he says.

"This is just fun... I think there's something nice about seeing the machinery of the solar system unfold.

"About 40 per cent of the sun will be covered in about 15 minutes or so." Lintott says partial solar eclipses happen a "few times a year", so they're not rare – and there's a good one next August for most of Europe.

Here's an image of the partial solar eclipse seen from Warwickshire earlier.

The "bite mark" in the Sun made by the Moon is bigger now as the eclipse reaches its peak.

We'll bring you more pictures soon.

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Sabitha Prasher
BBC Weather, reporting from the Royal Observatory

We’re approaching the peak of the partial solar eclipse and, if you’re looking through solar glasses, it looks as though a chunk of the sun has been bitten off.

There are lots of people here watching the eclipse through telescopes and pinhole cameras, and there’s a great atmosphere with plenty of excitement in the crowd.

Emma Calder
Live reporter

Cloud cover isn’t stopping local astronomers from heading out.

At the top of London’s Primrose Hill, a small crowd has gathered, chatting excitedly as they gaze up at the sky.

There’s a bit of a cloudy haze right now, but spirits are high and people are getting ready for the peak.

Maryam Moshiri
Chief Presenter, BBC News

I'm here in Nuuk, Greenland, and the view of the partial eclipse is stunning.

The moon has almost completely covered the sun, and you can see that gorgeous crescent shape through the clouds.

Rebecca Morelle
Science editor

The partial eclipse has begun – you can see the Moon taking a tiny nibble from the top right-hand edge of the Sun.

At the Royal Observatory Greenwich, there were plenty of oohs and aahs as people put on their safety glasses to watch the spectacle.

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Here's the first image we've got of the partial solar eclipse in Dakar, Senegal.

Rebecca Morelle
Science editor

We’re at the Royal Observatory Greenwich this morning - it’s a gorgeous sunny day here - and we’re poised with our safety glasses and special tracking camera with solar filters so we can watch the eclipse as it happens.

At the ready for the celestial spectacle.

It's 10:07 GMT and the partial solar eclipse has begun.

You might not be able to see much of a difference on the live feed just yet, but we’ll bring you images of the event as soon as we get them.

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