An amateur photographer snapped an image of the recent partial solar eclipse as it happened above Oxfordshire.

A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon partially obscures the sun when the sun and moon are slightly out of line with the Earth.

The first partial eclipse of the year took place on April 30 but it could not be seen from the UK.

Skywatchers in parts of Europe, western Asia, and northeast Africa were able to see this kind of eclipse on Tuesday (October 25).

The picture was taken by Oxford Mail Camera Club member Ian Marriott in Botley.

The photograph showed the moon beginning to obscure the sun with an aeroplane, a  Ryanair flight to Barcelona, passing below to celestial event.

NASA’s eclipse prediction calculator reports that the next solar eclipse that we will be able to see in the UK will not be until March 29, 2025.

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This story was written by Sophie Perry. She joined the team in 2021 as a digital reporter.

You can get in touch with her by emailing: sophie.perry@newsquest.co.uk

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