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| Solar eclipse ends in Northern Ireland | Solar eclipse ends in Northern Ireland |
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| People over Northern Ireland have been getting a glimpse of a rare eclipse of the sun. | |
| The amount of cloud cover determined whether people got a clear view of the event. | The amount of cloud cover determined whether people got a clear view of the event. |
| The eclipse was at its fullest in Belfast at 09:31 GMT and ended at 10:39 GMT on Friday. | The eclipse was at its fullest in Belfast at 09:31 GMT and ended at 10:39 GMT on Friday. |
| Experts warned people not to look directly at the sun because of the risk of it causing serious harm, but there were ways to watch it safely. | Experts warned people not to look directly at the sun because of the risk of it causing serious harm, but there were ways to watch it safely. |
| All parts of the UK were in line to see at least 83% of the sun's disc obscured by the moon. |