A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen behind the Jerusalem International YMCA building in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, November 3, 2013. (EPA/Abir Sultan)
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People use special spectacles allowing them to watch a rare solar eclipse showing the Sun partially blocked by the Moon passing in front, as seen in Estoril near Lisbon, Portugal, November 3, 2013. This phenomenom is described by NASA as a 'rare hybrid eclipse' that will track across the North Atlantic, Southern Europe and equatorial Africa, where it can be seen as a total eclipse. (EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES)
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A rare solar eclipse shows the Sun being partially obscured by the Moon passing in front, as seen in the cloudy sky over La Frontera, on the Canary Island of El Hierro, Spain, November 3, 2013. (EPA/GELMERT FINOL)
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A man has aluminium foil stretched over the lens of his camera as he tries to take images of a rare solar eclipse showing the Sun partially blocked by the Moon passing in front, in Estoril near Lisbon, Portugal, November 3, 2013. (EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES)
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People use special spectacles allowing them to watch a rare solar eclipse showing the Sun partially blocked by the Moon passing in front, as seen in Estoril near Lisbon, Portugal, November 3, 2013. (EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES)
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A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen through the branches of trees at Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, November 3, 2013. (EPA/ATEF SAFADI)
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A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen behind the branches of trees at Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, November 3, 2013. (EPA/ATEF SAFADI)
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A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen behind the Haram el-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), or the Temple Mount, with the golden Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, November 3, 2013. (EPA)
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A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen behind the Haram el-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), or the Temple Mount, with the golden Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, November 3, 2013. (EPA/Abir Sultan)
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A partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the earth and the sun obscuring part of the sun, is seen behind the Haram el-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), or the Temple Mount, with the golden Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, November 3, 2013 (EPA/Abir Sultan)
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A rare solar eclipse shows the Sun being partially obscured by the Moon passing in front, as seen in the cloudy sky over La Frontera, on the Canary Island of El Hierro, Spain, November 3, 2013. (EPA/GELMERT FINOL)
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A bird flies as sun is partially eclipsed in Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form. (REUTERS/Abdel-Halim Shahaby)
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The sun is partially eclipsed in Lagos November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form. (REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
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A partially eclipsed sun is seen from Juba November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)
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A partially eclipsed sun is seen from Juba November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)
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Turkana women look at the hybrid solar eclipse at the remote Sibiloi National Park on the shores of Lake Turkana, November 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Noor Khamis)
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The hybrid solar eclipse is seen at the remote Sibiloi National Park, on the shore of Lake Turkana, November 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Noor Khamis)
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Ugandans watch a hybrid solar eclipse in the capital Kampala, Uganda, Sunday Nov. 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse sweeps parts of North America, Europe and Africa, allowing a view of the Sun totally or partially blocked out by the Moon. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse as seen from the Givatayim Observatory, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. People gathered at the Israeli Astronomical Association center to watch the partial solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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A Kenyan Masai watches a partial solar eclipse through an X-Ray film in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Kenya boasts one of the best locations to view this hybrid solar eclipse, which according to scientists is a rare occurrence. The total phase of the solar eclipse will be very brief and will only be seen in Kenya for 15 seconds. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
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A cloud layer partially obstructs a view of a the moon passing in front of the sun in this partial solar eclipse, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya boasts one of the best locations to view this hybrid solar eclipse, which according to scientists is a rare occurrence. The total phase of the solar eclipse will be very brief and will only be seen in Kenya for 15 seconds. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of the US, Africa and Europe on Sunday. This phenomenon is described by NASA as a "hybrid eclipse," some areas were witnessing a total blackout with others experiencing a partial version. (AP)
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