A partial solar eclipse is seen through a crescent of Faisal Mosque in Islamabad March 29, 2006. The track of the eclipse stretches from eastern Brazil, across the Atlantic to north Africa, then on to the Middle East, Central Asia, west China and Mongolia. [Reuters]

The sun is seen during a partial eclipse at Bukovo 100 km (62.1 miles) from the regional main city of Cherkessk in the North Caucasus in the south of Russia, March 29, 2006. The track of the eclipse stretched from eastern Brazil , across the Atlantic to north Africa, then on to the Middle East, Central Asia, west China and Mongolia. [Reuters]