People were warned not to look directly at the sun, even though a significant portion of the solar disc was obscured, to prevent eye damage.

Today, skywatchers across the United Kingdom witnessed a solar phenomenon in which the sun appeared to have been “bitten in half.”

It was a partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.

Observers in western Siberia, Russia were anticipated to have the best vantage point.

People were warned not to look straight at the sun to prevent eye damage.

According to Dr. Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society, the eclipse could cause the moon to obscure “part or all of the dazzling solar surface,” and the sun will “look to have been nibbled on.”

Here are some of the top photographs taken during the eclipse: