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Pics: The solar eclipse, as captured by you

Wow.

NOPE, IT DIDN’T look like this:

Or this…

ecsmallfb Michael O'Reilly Michael O'Reilly

So what did the solar eclipse look like?

People have been taking snaps (hopefully without looking at the sun, because that would not be a Good Thing) and sharing them on Twitter.

Here’s what has been seen so far:

_DSC0104 Galway Marta Bolgan Marta Bolgan

Solar Eclipse Over Dublin On March 20th 2015. Photograph by Paul Paul Hughes Paul Hughes

photo (11) The Burren, Co Clare Maura Mongan Maura Mongan

20150320_093509-1 Rahugh Kilbeggan Co. Westmeath Mark Murphy Mark Murphy

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Douglas, Co Cork Christian Carley Christian Carley

20150320_090825 Co Wicklow James O'Donoghue James O'Donoghue

20150320_095438 Loughrea Jacqui Madden Jacqui Madden

unnamed Galway Aidan Maguire Aidan Maguire

Eclipse-Collection Carrigtwohill East Cork John Finn John Finn

image9 The Phoenix Park Darren Martin Darren Martin

image2 The Phoenix Park

Solar Eclipse over Cork City this morning. Picture: Rory Coomey Rory Coomey Rory Coomey

IMG_6577 Eibhlín McCarthy Eibhlín McCarthy

Eclipse taken in Rush County Dublin Conor Healy Photography Conor Healy Photography

IMG_6938 Eoghan Dunne Eoghan Dunne

3 Midleton Co Cork John Hanrahan John Hanrahan

IMG_1445+ Andrei Strok Andrei Strok

IMG_5847 Taken by St Louis School in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan Noel Hogan Noel Hogan

TCD partial solar eclipse-2 Jack Crushel aged 10 from Dublin outside Trinity College Paul Sharp Paul Sharp

IMG_4647 Ranelagh, Dublin Mary Kavanagh Mary Kavanagh

DSC_0118 Bere Island Thomas Walsh Thomas Walsh

Monaghan Eclipse Monaghan Town Peter Trant Peter Trant

2015-03-20 09.54.22 Strokestown in Co Roscommon Philip Duignan Philip Duignan

image1 (1) Ronan Furlong Ronan Furlong

Solar Eclipse3 Midleton Co Cork Karina Leeson Karina Leeson

image1 (2) Cork Debbie Casey Debbie Casey

Spare a thought for those of us (like everyone in TheJournal.ie Towers) who couldn’t see anything at all. Boo.

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There were some strange happenings going on though…

This amazing video also shows us what happened, in fantastic detail:

John Hough / YouTube

Did you capture any good snaps? Email tips@thejournal.ie

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