Solar Eclipse

A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of the US, Africa and Europe on Sunday November 3, 2013. This phenomenon is described by NASA as a "hybrid eclipse," some areas were witnessing a total blackout with others experiencing a partial version.

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,