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The partial eclipse took place over WA just after sunrise, when the moon passed in front of the sun.

Several Perthnow readers sent in early morning pictures of the phenomenon, including David Hanwith-Horden, from New Norcia, 134km north-east of Perth and Greg Loakes, who photographed the eclipse from his Scarborough home, just after 7am.

Another reader, Jon Hornby, photographed the eclipse from the Pilbara, saying: "On a mine site just a bit north of Newman, the eclipse was amazing, lasting over 45mins!''

The cloudy, inclement weather ruined the view for some people and it will be 10 years before WA experiences another solar eclipse, with the next one due in April 2023.

The eclipse was at its fullest just south of Newman in the Pilbara. In Perth it was more of a partial eclipse.

The best vantage point for the 2023 eclipse will be near Exmouth in the North West of the state.

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