Yesterday the rare astronomical event that is the total solar eclipse was witnessed in Indonesia, while other parts of Asia experienced a partial eclipse. Because you probably missed it, here’s a quick photo roundup.
The narrow path of our Moon’s shadow — and the total eclipse with it — stretched across 12 Indonesian provinces, crossed three times zones, and could be seen by about 40 million people. In other parts of the Indonesian archipelago, and in several Asian countries — such as India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Singapore — a partial eclipse was visible.
A man watches a solar eclipse through an x-ray film in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP
An Air Asia passenger plane flies as a partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, 9 March 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind a passenger capsule of the Singapore Flyer. Photo: Wong Maye-E/AP
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind the 9th century Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.. Photo: Slamet Riyadi/AP
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: Aung Shine Oo/AP
A total solar eclipse is seen in Belitung, Indonesia. Photo: AP
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Mahesh Kumar A./AP
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: A.M. Ahad/AP
A girl watches the total solar eclipse in Palembang city in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Eclipse is seen from Palembang city in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Eclipse is seen from Palembang city in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
European Space Agency’s PROBA-2 micro-satellite views partial solar eclipse. Image: ESA/ROB
And here comes a few snippets from the social media (#Eclipse2016):
Terentang Beach, Bangka Island, Indonesia. Photograph my own. #Eclipse2016 pic.twitter.com/fl9xCfbuoz
— ColmDownes (@Downsey) March 9, 2016
Wow, a total solar #eclipse2016! See the moon pass directly in front of the sun. It happened at 8:38 to 8:42 pm ET. https://t.co/qK6O4xppbn
— NASA (@NASA) March 9, 2016
Now that’s a view of the #Eclipse2016 from flight #870. Photo: Anchorage flight attendants Rachael C. & Sofia S. pic.twitter.com/Sa6qOUysRu
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) March 9, 2016
Total Eclipse in Palembang, Indonesia #gmtpalembang #Eclipse2016 #palembang #Indonesia pic.twitter.com/iqX2u0dgnN
— Yoesoef (@yusufpatriawan) March 9, 2016
Dün gece gerçekleşen Güneş Tutulması! #Eclipse2016 #Sun pic.twitter.com/BGsAI9blOY
— Adem Aygün (@AdemAygunTR) March 9, 2016
Awesome time lapse video of the #Eclipse2016 from Palu, Sulawesi Tengah – Indonesia cc: @BungaTechnology pic.twitter.com/3FD1vxMy3n
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 9, 2016
Top Photo: Irmansyah/AP