Mankind got especially creative for Friday’s solar eclipse – as these resourceful images reveal.
Amid expert warnings of the dangers of looking at the eclipse, witnesses donned welding masks, cardboard boxes and colanders to safely view the event.
Here are some of our favourites.
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Solar Eclipse around Europe
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(01 of45)
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Skiers on Zugspitze mountain use pieces of a survival blanket to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images) (credit:Philipp Guelland via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(02 of45)
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Specators on Zugspitze mountain are silhouetted against the sun as they look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images) (credit:Philipp Guelland via Getty Images)
Rare Partial Solar Eclipse Is Viewed Around The UK(03 of45)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Children play with homemade eye protection at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on March 20, 2015 in London, England. Hundreds of people gathered outside The Royal Observatory Greenwich today hoping to see a partial solar eclipse. The solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, started at 08:24 GMT and continued until 10:41 GMT, with the maximum obscuration of the Sun happening at 09:31 GMT. The last significant solar eclipse visible from the UK was on 11 August, 1999. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(04 of45)
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - MARCH 20: People on Zugspitze mountain use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images) (credit:Philipp Guelland via Getty Images)
POLAND-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(05 of45)
A partial solar eclipse can be seen in the sky over Wolomin near Warsaw on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JANEK SKARZYNSKI via Getty Images)
POLAND-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(06 of45)
A woman tries to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse in Wolomin near Warsaw on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JANEK SKARZYNSKI via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(07 of45)
People use protective glasses on their dog as they watch a partial solar eclipse at the Pier Head in Liverpool, north-west England, on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(08 of45)
A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Plymouth, south-west England on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GEOFF CADDICK (Photo credit should read GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFF CADDICK via Getty Images)
Rare Partial Solar Eclipse Is Viewed Around The UK(09 of45)
NORTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: A rare partial solar eclipse is seen over Northamptonshire on March 20, 2015 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) (credit:Clive Mason via Getty Images)
Rare Partial Solar Eclipse Is Viewed Around The UK(10 of45)
NORTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: A rare partial solar eclipse is seen over Northamptonshire on March 20, 2015 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) (credit:Clive Mason via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(11 of45)
A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the iconic Liver Bird on top of the Liver Building in Liverpool, north-west England on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images)
Rare Partial Solar Eclipse Is Viewed Around The UK(12 of45)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: Students from Saint Ursula's Covent Secondary School in Greenwich pose for a photograph wearing protective glasses at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on March 20, 2015 in London, England. Hundreds of people gathered outside The Royal Observatory Greenwich hoping see a near total solar eclipse. The solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, started at 08:24 GMT and continues until 10:41 GMT, with the maximum obscuration of the Sun happening at 09:31 GMT. The last significant solar eclipse visible from the UK was on 11 August, 1999. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(13 of45)
A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the iconic Liver Bird on top of the Liver Building in Liverpool, north-west England on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(14 of45)
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Students and teachers of the Oskar-von-Miller Highscool Munich use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(15 of45)
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: People use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(16 of45)
People use protective glasses as they gather in front of a planetarium in Berlin to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / STEFFI LOOS (Photo credit should read STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEFFI LOOS via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(17 of45)
People use protective glasses as they gather in front of a planetarium in Berlin to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / STEFFI LOOS (Photo credit should read STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEFFI LOOS via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(18 of45)
People use protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Toulouse. All eyes were on the skies early for a solar eclipse set to offer spectacular views, from selected airplane seats, European countries with the right weather and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO/REMY GABALDA (Photo credit should read REMY GABALDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMY GABALDA via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(19 of45)
People use protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Toulouse. All eyes were on the skies early for a solar eclipse set to offer spectacular views, from selected airplane seats, European countries with the right weather and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO/REMY GABALDA (Photo credit should read REMY GABALDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMY GABALDA via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(20 of45)
A man uses protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Toulouse. All eyes were on the skies early for a solar eclipse set to offer spectacular views, from selected airplane seats, European countries with the right weather and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO/REMY GABALDA (Photo credit should read REMY GABALDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMY GABALDA via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(21 of45)
A man and a woman use protective glasses to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse as they stand in front of the observatory's cupola on the roof of the university of applied sciences in Kiel, northern Germany, on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / DPA / CARSTEN REHDER +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read CARSTEN REHDER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CARSTEN REHDER via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(22 of45)
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: A school class on Marienplatz uses special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images) (credit:Joerg Koch via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(23 of45)
A partial solar eclipse can be seen behind the cross on the spire of Kloster Neuzelle monastery in Neuzelle, eastern Germany, on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / DPA / PATRICK PLEUL +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK PLEUL via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(24 of45)
A partial solar eclipse can be seen behind the cross on the spire of Kloster Neuzelle monastery in Neuzelle, eastern Germany, on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / DPA / PATRICK PLEUL +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK PLEUL via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(25 of45)
A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Plymouth, south-west England on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GEOFF CADDICK (Photo credit should read GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFF CADDICK via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(26 of45)
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: The sun is pictured during a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Muncih, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse(27 of45)
Students Greg Robertson, 19, and Sam Firminger, 20, wait for the eclipse at Clifton Observatory in Bristol. (credit:Claire Hayhurst/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(28 of45)
File photo dated 01/08/08 of a woman looking at a partial eclipse of the sun through special glasses, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Lewis Whyld/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(29 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(30 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(31 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Plymouth in Devon, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(32 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(33 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(34 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(35 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(36 of45)
An eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(37 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED The sun over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Solar Eclipse(38 of45)
EDS NOTE: SOLAR FILTER HAS BEEN USED An eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Faeroes Europe Solar Eclipse(39 of45)
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse from a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. Now they just have to hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday's brief total solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
Faeroes Europe Solar Eclipse(40 of45)
A visitor waits for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. Now they just have to hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday's brief total solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
Faeroes Europe Solar Eclipse(41 of45)
Italian visitors wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. Now they just have to hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday's brief total solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
Faeroes Europe Solar Eclipse(42 of45)
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. Now they just have to hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday's brief total solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
Faeroes Europe Solar Eclipse(43 of45)
People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse from a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. For months, even years, accommodation on the remote Faeroe Islands has been booked out by fans who don't want to miss an almost three-minute-long astronomical sensation. Now they just have to hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday's brief total solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:Matt Dunham/AP)
Solar Eclipse(44 of45)
The sun rises over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Germany Europe Solar Eclipse(45 of45)
A little boy poses for a photograph and looks up to the sun wearing protective goggles in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 20, 2015 prior to the start of the partial solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:Michael Sohn/AP)