Kent residents have been looking up in awe at a partial solar eclipse today.

People across the county have been sharing their snaps of the celestial phenomenon.

It occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth.

The three were not completely aligned, with only part of the sun obscured.

The partial eclipse was visible from 9.56am to 12.14pm on Saturday – with the maximum coverage seen in London at around 11.03am.

Some parts of the country would have spotted more of the event than others.

Dover was set to see the least coverage, with only 28.1% of the sun blocked by the moon.

Whereas north-west Scotland was expected to see the most – approximately 47.9% in Gallan Head.

Ron Williams captured it with a Canon Power Shot SX60 HS mounted on a tripod in his back garden in Walderslade, Chatham.

The photographer has a love for planets and the solar system and found the experience "fascinating".

However, you don’t always need a high-tech camera to capture the spectacle.

Mike Sainsbury in Folkestone was able to use his mobile phone.

A bit of cloud coverage helped to take the glare out of the image. He also viewed the total eclipse in August 1999.

Patricia Young was at the Mother’s Day market in Hawkinge, Folkestone, when she managed to snap a picture with her iPhone 15.

She added: “While I was sitting outside, the clouds came over at the right time! It was at approximately 11.45am.”

It is dangerous to look at an eclipse with the naked eye.

You need appropriate filters for equipment such as telescopes or special glasses with an official CE mark.

Two pieces of paper with a small hole in one can be turned into a projector, or you could hold a multi-holed object like a colander and look at the shadow.

A total solar eclipse will also take place next year but will not be visible in the UK.

Avid astronomers will have to wait until 2090 before an eclipse can be viewed here again.