1 / 4   A partial eclipse of the setting Sun awed stargazers in China on Saturday night. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   This was the third solar eclipse visible in China this year. People living in most of northern China could directly observe the entire process of the spectacular phenomenon. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   Outside of China, the astronomical spectacle was visible from most of Asia, the far-north of Europe as well as a slice of northern and eastern Canada. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   A partial solar eclipse takes place when the moon moves between the Sun and Earth and partially blocks the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth. /VCG Photo