Solar Eclipse 2015: Live news updates and pictures

So it's all over and we won't see another solar eclipse above the UK until 2026. Here are the highlights from today's event.

Total eclipse was seen above the Faroe Islands
Parts of Scotland saw about 95% of the Sun's light blocked out
Cloud coverage meant many parts of the UK missed out on seeing the event
The next total solar eclipse will take place on the 8 March 2016 and will be visible from Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi

10.36am

Misssed the eclipse? Where to watch spectacular future eclipses around the world

9.50am

Livestream from the Pic du Midi here

9.48am

If you want to see more of the eclipse, you can watch a livestream from the Pic du Midi observatory.

Are you watching the #SolarEclipse? If your skies are cloudy, follow in real-time from the Hautes Pyrénées in France: http://t.co/lcC3eG6oa4
— ESA Science (@esascience) March 20, 2015

9.44am

A picture from the Verne Global Data Centre in Iceland

total eclipse 2015 — Verne Global Data Centre

9.43am

Scary eclipse...

#SolarEclipse is looking a bit spooky here @FamilyFund headquarters in York pic.twitter.com/1dMaLofWL3
— Family Fund (@FamilyFund) March 20, 2015

9.42am

The eclipse has now reached its peak. It will begin emerging from the other side and all will be back to normal within about an hour.

9.36am

oh, ok this is quite cool RT @cneldred: RT @DanielPetreNito: The #solareclipse seen from space! pic.twitter.com/EhMW1aE2hJ Now that's impressive
— Charlie Thomas (@Insider_Charlie) March 20, 2015

9.33am

Hurrah!

9.30am

THE ENORMOUS SPACE PIGEON WILL SURELY ENSLAVE US ALL! pic.twitter.com/LBuzlmGTge
— Ben Skipper (@bskipper27) March 20, 2015

9.28am

Clear skies for eclipse-watching in Belfast

We do the #SolarEclipse in style. #LoveQUB #QUB #Sun #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/Ylz4Kpn6mN
— Queen's University (@QueensUBelfast) March 20, 2015

9.26am

The (rubbish) view from the IBTimes UK office...

9.25am

Not long now. When the eclipse is at its peak, birds are expected to stop singing with the darkening sky triggering night-time behaviour. In previous eclipses, animals have been observed hiding.

Chris Hickman of the Woodland Trust told the Telegraph: "The main thing seems to be it goes quiet. As you might expect the birds are temporarily confused into thinking it's night time. It was quite noticeable [at the last eclipse] in 1999."

9.18am

Another picture from Bridgwater

9.14am

If you are missing the total eclipse because of clouds, you only have to wait 11 years for the next one. Another "deep" partial eclipse will take place on 12 August 2026. However, the next total eclipse will not take place above UK skies until September 2090.

9.08am

First picture of the solar eclipse from Stonehenge

First glimpse #solareclipse #stonehenge pic.twitter.com/VFumZU947r
— Stonehenge (@EH_Stonehenge) March 20, 2015

9.08am

A lot of disappointed Londoners this morning

Spectacular view of the #eclipse from London. #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/BLqmNAlU80
— Smiling Herbert (@SmilingHerbert) March 20, 2015

9.06am

Want to geek out on all the details about today's #SolarEclipse? Look no further than here: http://t.co/UjgmECayXO pic.twitter.com/UzvaDx850C
— NASA (@NASA) March 20, 2015

9.04am

Lovely picture taken over Bridgwater

9.02am

About half an hour to go before full coverage! If you want to know exactly what time to look up, read our guide here

PHOTOS: First pictures of the #SolarEclipse across #NDevon thanks to @TheSteCorcoran http://t.co/Z2irYayJr2 pic.twitter.com/QtQVWLPjNf
— North Devon Gazette (@northdevon24) March 20, 2015

8.57am

Struggling to load the livestream? Try this one from the Malcolm Parry Observatory

8.53am

#SolarEclipse in @wrexham @PeoplesAstro pic.twitter.com/8Ygld0pkGs
— Kasia Dee (@KasiaDee) March 20, 2015

8.49am

It's back online. Watch live here

8.45am

There are currently problems with the Slooh telescope.

For anyone having trouble viewing the webcast, please try this link here: http://t.co/urajuwsifc pic.twitter.com/zmg2LjdQ17
— SLOOH (@Slooh) March 20, 2015

8.41am

More pictures coming in - this one from the Salford Astronomical Society

@PeoplesAstro Sun slowly disappearing iPhone with eclipse glasses I've the lens from work not the best way to image pic.twitter.com/MDR5lSS3pL
— Salford Astronomical (@SalAstroSoc) March 20, 2015

8.40am

Did you know the Vikings thought the solar eclipse was a wolf eating the Sun? Read more here

8.37am

Astronomer Brendan Owens with a refractive telescope on the Meridian line at The Royal Observatory in Greenwich yesterday.

8.35am

The skies have cleared in Birmingham for the eclipse!

Crowds gather for a fantastic view of #eclipse2015 above clear skies of Birmingham - a nibble gone! @bbcwm @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/NCzkf9Dyyy
— Kathryn Stanczyszyn (@stanchers) March 20, 2015

8.28am

Remember never to look directly at the Sun (if you are lucky enough to see the eclipse). Optician Georgina Kendrick told IBTimes UK what happens to your eyes if you do. Read more here.

8.27am

The first images of the solar eclipse are starting to come in

First images as the UK begins to see the #SolarEclipse http://t.co/4GsbKhiCUj pic.twitter.com/Hz3rylaWbZ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 20, 2015

8.23am

Clouds have ruined many people's chances of watching the solar eclipse over the UK. However, a livestream from the Slooh telescope on the Faroe Islands will be broadcast - watch it here