JAKARTA: Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific have experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts of the region falling into complete darkness.
Those in Indonesia had the best vantage point. The moon blacked out the sun in totality over Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra, before moving eastwards across Sulawesi and Borneo, and then over to the Maluku Islands.
The eclipse was also partially visible in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hawaii and northern Australia, NASA said.
The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon moves directly between the earth and sun, was first visible in Western Indonesia at 6:20 AM Wednesday, March 9 local time (5:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 8
The next total eclipse is on August 21, 2017 but will only be visible from parts of the U.S.
Solar eclipse passes over Pacific by jasaratorg
