At its peak, sky-gazers in the UK saw the Moon cover more than 30% of the Sun

Photographers across the West Midlands were busy on Saturday morning as they captured the partial solar eclipse.

It was visible across the UK and much of the northern hemisphere as the Moon passed partly in front of the Sun.

Although cloud cover affected some people’s view, others watched as it seemed to take a nibble out of the Sun.

In the UK, at its peak, the Moon covered about 30-50% of the star.

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People in many areas of the West Midlands, including Wolverhampton, struggled with cloudy skies

Jeff Stevens / BBC Weather Watchers

Jeff Stevens’s sequence of photos showed the passage of the Moon as viewed from Swynnerton, in Staffordshire

Although the eclipse was not total anywhere in the world, some parts of Canada saw up to 92% of the Sun covered.

Looking at the Sun directly can severely damage your eyes, so people were advised to use special eclipse glasses or view through a strong filter on a camera.

The partial eclipse started at 10:07 GMT in the UK and ended at midday.

Andy P / BBC Weather Watchers

Amrita Virk

Despite the cloudy skies in Telford, people still managed to get a glimpse of the partial eclipse.

Many photographers, including Amrita Virk in Birmingham, used a special filter to capture the partial eclipse.

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