A bird is caught up in the sickle-shaped partial solar eclipse over Lublin, Poland, early morning 4 January 2011. EPA/Wojciech Pacewicz POLAND OUT
The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar eclipse in Herdecke, Germany, 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/BERND THISSEN
A partial solar eclipse seen beyond a decorative street lamp in Lublin, Poland, early 4 January 2011. EPA/Wojciech Pacewicz POLAND OUT
The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar eclipse in Freiburg, Germany, 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER
A partial solar eclipse seen in Lublin, Poland, early morning 04 January 2011. EPA/Wojciech Pacewicz POLAND OUT
The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar eclipse over the sculpture of National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria , 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/VASSIL DONEV
An airplane is silhouetted against a partial solar eclipse as seen over the cloudy skies of Barcelona, Spain, on 04 January 2011. The eclipse, which blocked out 60 per cent of the sun, could be seen in the skies over the Mideast and across much of Europe. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ
The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar eclipse near Muenster, Germany, 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/FRISO GENTSCH
The peek of a partial solar eclipse seen through a whole between rain clouds from Tel Aviv, Israel, on 04 January 2011. A solar eclipse happens when the moon lines up between the sun and the Earth. This casts a lunar shadow on the Earth's surface and obscures the solar disk. During a partial solar eclipse, only part of the sun is blotted out. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar eclipse over the sculpture of National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria , 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/VASSIL DONEV
A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds over Barcelona, Spain, on 04 January 2011. The eclipse, which blocked out 60 per cent of the sun, could be seen in the skies over the Mideast and across much of Europe. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ
A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds over Stockholm, Sweden, on 04 January, 2011. A sunrise eclipse was seen in Europe Tuesday morning, with the greatest eclipse expected over Sweden, where about 85 percent of the sun was to be blocked. EPA/ANDERS WIKLUND SWEDEN OUT
A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds over Barcelona, Spain, on 04 January 2011. The eclipse, which blocked out 60 per cent of the sun, could be seen in the skies over the Mideast and across much of Europe. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ
The sun appears sickle-shaped next to a cross during a partial solar eclipse in Freiburg, Germany, 04 January 2011. The cosmic shadow play can be seen in the whole of Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER
