Partial solar eclipse 2014

The moon appeared to take a bite out of the sun on Thursday in a partial solar eclipse that was visible to potentially millions of skywatchers across North America. Here’s a photo selection of the celestial event.

Partial solar eclipse seen from Australia

At the end of last month, this year’s first partial solar eclipse was spectacularly visible in some parts of Australia. The partially blocked sun appeared in cloudy skyscapes filled with a spectrum of cool and warm tones taken from photographers based in Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane.