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| Thanks to clear skies, thesolar eclipse was visible to 40 million people within its narrow path. (photos of videos below) |
March 9, 2016, NewsCrunch
The first total solar eclipse of 2016 threw its mesmerising spectacle over parts of Indonesia and parts of Indian and Pacific Oceans, on Wednesday morning, India time.
Thanks to clear skies, the rare sight was visible to 40 million people within its narrow path. It did not disappoint the eclipse chasers who travelled from around the world to witness it.
In case you missed it, here are the best photos and videos of the celestial spectacle.
Select photos of 2016's first total solar eclipse
Sky darkens as rare total #SolarEclipse observed in most parts of Indonesia https://t.co/LUFpvwr05mpic.twitter.com/5pifBwjxhl— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) March 9, 2016
Total #solareclipse captivates crowds across Asia. @aptiffany reports: https://t.co/1LXbdKGzRP#Indonesiapic.twitter.com/Bjmgd1XD0z— CNN Asia Pacific (@cnnasiapr) March 9, 2016
#SolarEclipse today from 5.47 a.m. to 9.08 a.m, Tirumala temple closed. Read: https://t.co/591y8ARv4xpic.twitter.com/zkmb13rZU0— NewsX (@NewsX) March 9, 2016
Partial #SolarEclipse is seen in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province pic.twitter.com/MaHBRFumhX— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) March 9, 2016
— 9GAG (@9GAG) March 9, 2016
#SolarEclipse in the morning sky of Terengganu! pic.twitter.com/xFl1qMmJ2O— Oh My Tranung! (@OhMyTranung) March 9, 2016
The total #SolarEclipse is going to begin in just a few, watch it live with us right here https://t.co/GuyGR4bKBcpic.twitter.com/fONJqJ3zHy— io9 (@io9) March 9, 2016
— Ecotour Cent. Borneo (@ecotourcb) March 9, 2016
#SolarEclipse set to take over Wednesday morning sky in #Singapore and the region https://t.co/FbPkR5yaM7pic.twitter.com/fZUIcgz2xI— The Straits Times (@STcom) March 8, 2016
Select videos of 2016's first total solar eclipse
Detik2 Gerhana Matahari di Jambi.@Danmogot_com#DMjambi#gerhanamatahari#GMT2016#SolarEclipse#Eclipse2016pic.twitter.com/yCQ6hwxWOM— Danmogot Jambi (@danmogotjambi) March 9, 2016
Today, Total Solar Eclipse has begins on Indonesian. So beautiful #Eclipse2016#GMT2016#eclipse#SolarEclipsepic.twitter.com/PjN2AE9wjz— Ayu Risnawati Idris (@ayurisnawt) March 9, 2016
Miss tonight's #SolarEclipse? Watch it here: https://t.co/iAE65GQS6M#totalsolareclipsehttps://t.co/weKfJ99Y0y— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) March 9, 2016
A friend sent me a video of the 2016 #SolarEclipse from #Indonesia. It was dark at 8 am in the morning. pic.twitter.com/R5W93Jznp6— Entjik Jeffrie (@EntjikJeffrie) March 9, 2016
Solar Eclipse ongoing... #SolarEclipsepic.twitter.com/ke0KNKSqmJ— Jonathan ⚡☔ (@JonathanBelles) March 9, 2016
Caught the #solareclipse on my snapchat 🤗 @Str8OuttaIowa@csmoth@genuinedavid@NelchaCross@NamasteMan@Floridan53pic.twitter.com/5D2E6Mk8P2— RubyjaneBR (@RubyjaneBR) March 9, 2016
Here’s a look at the moment when the moon fully covered the sun during a rare #SolarEclipse: https://t.co/YZIxPEB43ehttps://t.co/zrswpAFWrN— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) March 9, 2016
— 김종운 ♥ (@shply3424_elf) March 9, 2016