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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Indonesia’s first solar eclipse since 1983 is seen from Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016.
While Singapore experienced a partial eclipse, which darkened the skies, parts of Indonesia experienced a total eclipse. “It is the most spectacular naturally occurring event that anyone could witness in their lifetime.” .
The special Alaska Airlines flight gave a group of USA skygazers the chance to view the eclipse, that unfolded over parts of Indonesia and the Indian and Pacific oceans, from a prime location above the clouds. On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible from a swath of the north-central United States stretching from OR to SC.
A total eclipse occurred at Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra, CNN reports, turning day into night for a few minutes. Other parts of Asia, including Cambodia and India, saw a partial eclipse. This one was visible over Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. And Bruce for some people on one of the country’s small islands it was total darkness.
People watch a solar eclipse outside the planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.
In Palembang, a Sumatran city of more than 1.4 million people, thousands gathered at the Ampera bridge from well before dawn. “We got them because we arrived at 3 a.m.”, he said.
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
Video of the incredible event showed the passengers getting increasingly excited as the shadow of the moon appeared and made its way across the sun. The telescopes had 20 to 30 times magnification, and are able to view the surface details of the sun.
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It will be visible for between just one and a half to three minutes in most places. Scientists say next year’s eclipse will likely be the best-observed eclipse in human history.
