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Eye on the sky: Northern Hemisphere witnesses partial solar eclipse on Saturday

A partial solar eclipse was visible across Europe on Saturday, as well as western Africa, eastern North America and northern Asia.

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00:00A partial solar eclipse was visible across Europe on Saturday, as well as Western Africa,
00:07Eastern North America and Northern Asia.
00:12In London, spectators watched from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
00:17During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
00:22The moon casts a shadow on Earth and only partly blocks the sun, making it appear like
00:27a crescent.
00:28Solar and lunar eclipses happen anywhere from four to seven times a year, according to NASA.

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