"Baily's beads" were visible at the fringe of the eclipse when it reached totality
Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years.
In a solar eclipse, a swathe of the Earth is plunged into darkness as the Moon comes between us and the Sun.
From an aeroplane above the Faroe Islands, a BBC camera captured startling footage of the event reaching totality at 09:41 GMT.
The deep shadow formed first in the North Atlantic and then swept up into the Arctic, ending at the North Pole.
People keen to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon were advised not to look directly at it.
This is because even during the eclipse, looking directly at the Sun causes serious harm - but there are ways to watch the eclipse safelyand many people took the chance to do so.
In all parts of the UK the eclipse reached at least 83% and the darkness peaked at about 09:35 GMT.
Clear viewing opportunities were restricted by the cloud cover that shrouded much of the country, which will not see a solar eclipse on this scale again until 2026.
