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A partial solar eclipse is seen over the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Nov. 3, 2013.
The rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocked the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location.
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Members of the Rendile tribe are pictured before a total hybrid eclipse in Sibiloi National Park in Turkana, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare "Hybrid Total Eclipse" which hasn't been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse.
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A rare hybrid solar eclipse is seen through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife, Nov. 3, 2013.
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People wore special glasses to watch the moon crossing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Nov. 3, 2013. Clouds moving over the city allowed only brief views of the eclipse which in southern Europe was partial.
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Rendile tribe members are silhoutted after a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial solar eclipse is seen over Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A man tries to take a photograph of the rare solar eclipse with his mobile phone through a pair of special tinted glasses, in Turkana, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial view of a total hybrid eclipse is pictured in Sibiloi national Park in Turkana, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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Standing next to a telescope, people look at the moon crossing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Nov. 3, 2013.
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Kenyan Masai watch a partial solar eclipse in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial view of a total hybrid eclipse is pictured in Sibiloi national Park in Turkana, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial solar eclipse takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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People look at the moon crossing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Nov. 3, 2013.
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial solar eclipse is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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Kenyan children sit on a small hill to watch a partial solar eclipse through an X-Ray film in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial solar eclipse takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
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The moon crosses in front of the lower part of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Nov. 3, 2013.
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A partial solar eclipse takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2013.
