George Torr

BBC News, Derby

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.

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These skygazers were out in force to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse at Sherwood Observatory in Sutton-in-Ashfield

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

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

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Here’s Andrew’s image taken from Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire

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