Britons were only offered a clouded view of yesterday's partial solar eclipse owing to our typically dreary weather.

But one lucky skywatcher in south-west Asia managed to catch a doubly striking glimpse of the natural phenomenon.

After some careful calculations, photographer Thierry Legault decided to travel to just outside Oman's capital city of Muscat, where he knew he could catch both the Moon and the International Space Station briefly crossing the Sun.