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NASA had sent a team of scientists to Indonesia, where researchers documented the total solar eclipse for an experiment aimed at measuring a certain kind of light scattered by electrons in the lower corona.
Numerous faithful flocked to say special eclipse prayers.
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind passenger capsules of the Singapore Flyer Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Singapore.
Partial eclipses were also visible over other parts of Asia and Australia, and astronomy enthusiasts across the region gathered on rooftops, beaches and in observatories to witness the phenomenon. It lasted between 1 and 3 minutes, depending on location.
Most likely, Connyoung. According to meteorologists Indonesia won’t see another one for 33 years.
The moon is obscuring part of the sun over flowers during a solar eclipse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, and the three bodies align precisely. Around a dozen enthusiasts boarded a flight from Alaska to Hawaii that was expected to pass through a prime viewing area for the eclipse after an airline rescheduled to match with the event.
The last total solar eclipse occurred on March 20, 2015, only visible from the Faroe Islands and Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago.
As seen from Earth, the moon is just broad enough to cover the solar face, creating a breath-taking silver halo in an indigo sky.
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The full shadow of the moon during the total solar eclipse on Tuesday, is seen from an airplane over the North Pacific Ocean.
