Magical views from the eclipse at the top of the world

All eyes will be on the skies today for a total solar eclipse. Those lucky enough to be in the far northern Svalbard archipelago and Faroe Islands will get a spectacular view. Other places, weather permitting, will get a partial eclipse of varying degrees. These can be seen across most of Europe, northern Africa, central Asia and the Middle East. Today, the moon’s shadow will alight on Earth’s surface as we will bring you the best pictures of it.

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A young girl is silhouetted by the setting sun at dusk late on March 18, 2015, in Sieversdorf, Germany There will be no total eclipse of the sun in Germany.

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Tourists ride dog sleds outside of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Thousands of people have been gathering at the top of the world to witness the spectacular event.

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Eclipse chaser Jakub Moravec from Prague had a narrow escape. He was camping with friends near Svarlbad when he was attacked by a polar bear.

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$Astronomer Brendan Owenswith a refractive telescope on the Meridian line at The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south east London, is ready for his eclipse viewing.$

Astronomer Brendan Owenswith a refractive telescope on the Meridian line at The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south east London, is ready for his eclipse viewing.

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A traditional grass roofed house in Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who want to see the eclipse.

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Who wouldn't want some merchandise to remember the heavenly event? Mugs for sale in a store in Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, where thousands are gathered for the eclipse.

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Any time now. A young fan in Berlin, Germany makes sure his special eclipse viewing goggles are working.

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Eclipse handbags are all the rage at the Svalbard Museum.

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The partial solar eclipse as seen in Zurich, Switzerland.

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The partial solar eclipse as seen in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Science City in Tunis.

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The sun is bitten in Svalbard, Norway.

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Behind the cross on the spire of Kloster Neuzelle monastery in Neuzelle, eastern Germany,

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Budapest, Hungary

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A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the iconic Liver Bird on top of the Liver Building in Liverpool, north-west England

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Brussels, Belgium

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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The total eclipse taken by the European Space Agency using a special camera.

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Longyearbyen, Norway

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From St Petersburg, Russia

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A Jordanian wearing special sun glasses watches the partial solar eclipse in Amman, Jordan.

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"Second contact" is seen with solar prominences (red flares at the top left of the disk) as the sun begins to move completely behind the moon in Svarlbad.

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Children view a partial eclipse of the sun in Sarajevo.

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The sun seems to be smiling in Bialystok, Poland.

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The solar eclipse as captured by European Space Agency’s Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite. The Proba-2 used its SWAP imager to capture this photo. Swap views the solar disc at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths to capture the turbulent surface of the Sun.

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