On March 9, 2016, millions of people across large parts of Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean have observed spectacular scenes of Solar Eclipse.
This happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon partially or completely obscures the Sun.
Solar eclipses can occur up to five times a year, although that is rare. The last total solar eclipse was in March 20, 2015, visible from Svalbard and the Faroe Islands.
Here's some of the videos and pictures shared by news agency and people who witnessed this year's Solar Eclipse.
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
The total Solar Eclipse 2016 happened at 8:38 to 8:42 pm ET (9:38 to 9:42 am Philippine Time), according to NASA.
Couple #SolarEclipse photos from Phuket, Thailand this morning. https://t.co/ycSLdh5s7n pic.twitter.com/ZG9qfyzPsO
— Pekka Oilinki Phuket (@oilinki) March 9, 2016
A plane flying past the sun as it goes into a partial #SolarEclipse in Singapore https://t.co/7Ar6ggF4EK pic.twitter.com/IflSjHS1pM
— The Straits Times (@STcom) March 9, 2016
Partial solar eclipse as shot from Cebu at 8:35 am today. | @TheFreemanNews pic.twitter.com/UcDfP86WzF
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) March 9, 2016
Menyaksikan gerhana matahari total dari Istana Bogor. Inilah tanda-tanda kekuasaan Allah, kebesaran Allah -Jkw pic.twitter.com/ihHp9cyf9H
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) March 9, 2016
3 #BOM_NT forecasters, 2 pairs of polarised sunnies, 1 great #SolarEclipse picture. See the moon's shadow on sat pic pic.twitter.com/hJmMdKRyjB
— BOM NT (@BOM_NT) March 9, 2016
Partial #solareclipse in #Bangkok at 7.05 am #สุริยุปราคา pic.twitter.com/3Uo8B5V8zW
— ThaiPBS English News (@ThaipbsEngNews) March 9, 2016
Solar eclipse now seen across Asia: https://t.co/haaWXBeChB pic.twitter.com/kyQVV4i2bz
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) March 9, 2016
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