First partial solar eclipse of 2011

Prague, Czech Republic: A young woman watches the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Rennes, France: Part of the sun is blotted out by the moon's silhouette as it passes between the sun and the Earth Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Locon, France: The partial solar eclipse is seen through bands of cloud Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Tel Aviv, Israel: Israelis watch the partial solar eclipse in Givatayim Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Prague, Czech Republic: An employee of the Stefanik Observatory uses a projection shield to show the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Michal Kamaryt/AP

Leicester, UK: The partial solar eclipse is seen at sunrise Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Malaga, Spain: A seagull is silhouetted against the sun at dawn during the partial solar eclipse on Guadalmar beach Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Giza, Egypt: Venezuelan tourists watch the partial solar eclipse in front of the Great Pyramid Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Kuwait City, Kuwait: Men look through special filters at the partial solar eclipse as a fisherman selling shrimps walks past Photograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City, Gaza: A view of the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Hatem Moussa/AP

Sofia, Bulgaria: The partial solar eclipse is seen over a cross on a dome of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in the Bulgarian capital Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Giza, Egypt: A tourist takes pictures of the partial solar eclipse at the foot of the Great Pyramid Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Newcastle, UK: Members of the Newcastle Astronomical Society wait with telescopes at St Mary's Lighthouse as overcast skies prevented a view of the solar eclipse Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Bucharest, Romania: People use protective eyewear to watch the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

Tunis, Tunisia: People use protective filters to watch the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images

Sofia, Bulgaria: The partial solar eclipse is glimpsed through trees Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Romania, Bucharest: A man watches the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

Kuwait City, Kuwait: Kuwaiti men look through special filters at the partial solar eclipse in a cafe on the Gulf Photograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images

Hyderabad, Pakistan: A boy who is paralysed is half-buried in the sand on a bank of the river Indus during the partial solar eclipse, in the belief that it heals Photograph: Nadeem Khawer/EPA

Sidon, Lebanon: A man watches the eclipse through an x-ray Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/AP

Amman, Jordan: A view through the clouds Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Children wear tinted glasses to watch the eclipse Photograph: Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: Orthodox Jews use a welder's helmet and a glass filter to protect their eyes Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA