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A rare solar eclipse graced the world on the morning of Sunday, November 3, 2013. Here is how it was captured in various countries:

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The moon crosses in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse as seen from the Givatayim Observatory, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. People gathered at the Israeli Astronomical Association center to watch the partial solar eclipse.ARIEL SCHALIT

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A bird flies as sun is partially eclipsed in Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form.ABDEL-HALIM SHAHABY

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The moon crosses in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Clouds moving over the city allowed only brief views of the eclipse which in southern Europe was partial. The total eclipse was seen sweeping east across Africa.ANDRES KUDACKI

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The sun is partially eclipsed in Lagos November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form.AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE

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Partial Solar Eclipse takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Kenya boasts it is one of the best locations in the world to view this hybrid solar eclipse, which according to scientists is a rare occurrence. The total phase of the solar eclipse will be very brief and will only be seen in Kenya for 15 seconds.SAYYID AZIM

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A partially eclipsed sun is seen from Juba November 3, 2013. Skywatchers across the world are in for a treat Sunday as the final solar eclipse of 2013 takes on a rare hybrid form.GORAN TOMASEVIC

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A cloud layer partially obstructs a view of a the moon passing in front of the sun in this partial solar eclipse, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 in New York. partial solar eclipse was visible in the sky over much of the eastern USA early Sunday morning.BEN BERRY

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Sunrise in Montreal on November 3, 2013. A partial solar eclipse - one of only two on Earth this year - was visible in the sky over much of the eastern USA and Canada early Sunday morning.CHRISTINNE MUSCHI

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