Solar Eclipse Takes Over Parts Of South East Asia: In Pics
People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia today.
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A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago today, witnessed by tens of thousands of sky gazers and marked by parties.
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NASA webcast live coverage of the solar eclipse as it happened.
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The period of total eclipse, called totality, occurred from 8:38 to 8:42 pm (EST)
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The total eclipse was visible mostly in Indonesia, while other parts of South East Asia including India witnessed only partial eclipse.
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In India, solar eclipse was witnessed in Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad in the early hours of the morning today.
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Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, and the three bodies align precisely.
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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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