By Tim Chester From Mashable

The total solar eclipse on Friday morning was breathtaking, if you were in the right spot.

The rare event was seen as a total eclipse in the tiny Faroe Islands and Svalbard, and a partial eclipse from Scotland to northern Africa. Across the UK and Europe, thousands watched the event unfold.

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015.
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: MATT DUNHAM/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Duisburg, Germany

A young boy wearing his father’s welding mask is disappointed after fog covers the sky making it impossible to see the solar eclipse.
IMAGE: FRANK AUGSTEIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Plymouth, England
An eclipse of the sun begins over Plymouth in Devon.
An eclipse of the sun begins over Plymouth in Devon.
IMAGE: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE /ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cairo, Egypt

Egyptians gathered near the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx to watch the eclipse.
IMAGE: KHALED KAMEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, England

A dog is given protective glasses by its owner prior to the solar eclipse in Regent’s Park.
IMAGE: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/ASSOCIATED PRESS
St Austell, Cornwall, England
People watch as an eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall.
People watch as an eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall.
IMAGE: BEN BIRCHALL/PA WIRE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toulouse, France
People gathered under giant pair of sunglasses so they can view the solar eclipse.
IMAGE: MAXPPP/ZUMA PRESS
Northumberland, England
An eclipse of the sun over Northumberland.
An eclipse of the sun over Northumberland.
IMAGE: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE /ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zagreb, Croatia
A woman takes photos of the solar eclipse projected onto a piece of paper at Zagreb Technical Museum.
IMAGE: MISO LISANIN/XINHAU/ZUMA PRESS
Munich, Germany
A dove is pictured in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany.
IMAGE: ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES
Clouds pass across the sun which is pictured during a partial solar eclipse over the Madeira Islands.
IMAGE: ROSS KINNAIRD/GETTY IMAGES
Barcelona, Spain
The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse seen in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: EMILIO MORENATTI/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oldham, England
The solar eclipse viewed from Oldham in England.
IMAGE: REX FEATURES VIA AP IMAGES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yorkshire, England
The solar eclipse viewed from beneath a tree in Yorkshire, England.
IMAGE: REX FEATURES VIA AP IMAGES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gateshead, England
A view of the partial solar eclipse above the Angel of the North in Gateshead, England, Friday, March, 20.
IMAGE: SCOTT HEPPELL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
People watch in darkness during the totality of a solar eclipse on as seen from a hill beside a hotel on the edge of the city overlooking Torshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015.
IMAGE: AP PHOTO/MATT DUNHAM
Svalbard, Norway
The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway Friday March 20, 2015.
For more on this story and video go to: http://mashable.com/2015/03/20/the-solar-eclipse-in-photos/