Eclipse in the backdrop of the pyramids
A picture taken on January 4, 2011 shows the world's first partial solar eclipse of 2011in Sofia. Europe was given a front-row seat today to the first solar eclipse of 2011 only to find that in many places a thick curtain of cloud marred the spectacle.
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The solar eclipse as seen from the cross of a church in a Christian neighbourhood of Syrian capital Damascus. The partial eclipse occurred when a fraction of the moon was obscured the sun, making it seem in clear skies as if a "bite" had been taken out of the solar face. (AFP Photo)
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An enthusiast uses a projection shield to see the partial solar eclipse as visible in Czech capital Prague on January 4, 2011. In the culminating phase, up to 80 percent of the solar disc was obscured by the silhouette of the Moon passing between it and the Earth. (AP Photo)
