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Hope was almost lost for many across Ireland to catch a glimpse of the first visible eclipse in 16 years when clouds filled the sky as it was just about to start.
But breaks in the clouds allowed skygazers to capture images as temperatures dropped.
The eclipse started at 8.30am on Friday as the darkness peaked at 9.30am and it finished about 10.30am.
@IrishTimes views from Cavan pic.twitter.com/jobGGzK7EW
— Linda Mcneill (@lindapm) March 20, 2015.@DonnybrookD4: .@Chesterpics so Dark and Stormy!!! #eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/kwrazJdc99
— Rhona OConnor (@rhona_o) March 20, 2015The best #eclipse2015 images we've seen so far (though @ESA did cheat and use a satellite) https://t.co/2CKraumWrD
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) March 20, 2015Great view of #SolarEclipse in Killargue. #PhoneCam
@LoveLeitrim @LeitrimToday @LeitrimTNetwork @leitrimtourism pic.twitter.com/jblC2wF7n5
— Joe Hunt (@Elvisnspiders) March 20, 2015#eclipse2015 so pretty pic.twitter.com/T2LtUGj2st
— shanzo (@shannonsullen) March 20, 2015Fantastic #SolarEclipse #TotalEclipseOfTheSun taken from #Yorkshire pic.twitter.com/RQRqkIk51m
— Mike Buttery (@MikeyBCameraman) March 20, 2015Great view of #SolarEclipse in Killargue. #PhoneCam
@LoveLeitrim @LeitrimToday @LeitrimTNetwork @leitrimtourism pic.twitter.com/jblC2wF7n5
— Joe Hunt (@Elvisnspiders) March 20, 2015MT @Wicklow_Weather stunning image of today's #SolarEclipse from Ireland. Credit: Derek McAllister Wicklow. pic.twitter.com/SPw6izjR3Y
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 20, 2015#Solareclipse seen from space by ESA's Proba-2 http://t.co/Re6vpcVYRD pic.twitter.com/KWuSz4b6rs
— ESA (@esa) March 20, 2015#SolarEclipse #galway #ireland #rusheenbay pic.twitter.com/hF8y6SPfu4
— Susan Prediger (@SusanPrediger) March 20, 2015Between 91 and 95 per cent of the sun was covered depending on where you are.
“This is the deepest eclipse seen over Ireland since 1999,” said David Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine.