A rare solar eclipse has made its way over North America, Europe and Africa.<br /><br />From Florida where the eclipse began, to Somalia where it ended, the natural phenomenon had the power to amaze.<br /><br />Some of the best views to be had were in Kenya and in Nairobi people gathered to watch the eclipse. <br /><br />Local myths there say that during an eclipse the moon is eating the sun.<br /><br />One resident said: “It was actually amazing, and past my expectations, because the last eclipse I saw, you probably saw it for about 15 seconds, whereas this one went on for about four minutes or five minutes.”<br /><br />There were warnings not to look at the eclipse with the naked eye but through specially filtered glasses or a pinhole camera.<br /><br />This solar eclipse was a rare “hybrid” of annular and total eclipses – meaning that the extent to which the moon will block out the sun depends where you are in the world.<br /><br />A partial eclipse could be seen either side in eastern United States, northern South America and southern Europe and the Middle East.
