Southeast Asia was treated last night to a stunning total solar eclipse as the moon passed between the sun and the Earth blocking out almost all the light.
The spectacle certainly didn't disappoint. As the eclipse travelled over 8,800 miles across the Pacific the shadow it cast reached up to 97 miles wide.
Combination photo shows the moon passing in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse in the city of Ternate, in Indonesia.
"The cool thing for those who are going to be in the path of totality is that they are going to be able to see the outer atmosphere of the sun called the corona," C. Alex Young, a solar astrophysicist from NASA, told The New York Times. "This is only visible from the ground during a total solar eclipse."
The eclipse itself lasted around four hours with each part of land affected getting between 90 seconds to four minutes of total darkness.
In case you're wondering the next total solar eclipse will move from west to east across the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017. There's some more bad news for UK skywatchers as well, the next total solar eclipse won't be until 2090.
For now though feast your eyes on these incredible scenes:
Solar Eclipse 2016
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A total solar eclipse is seen in Belitung, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
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A total solar eclipse is seen in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Irmansyah) (credit:Irmansyah/AP)
(03 of26)
A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A total solar eclipse is seen in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Irmansyah) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A total solar eclipse is seen in Belitung, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A partial solar eclipse is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of26)
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A partial solar eclipse is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of26)
A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The moon is obscuring part of the sun during a solar eclipse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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DONGGALA, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: A view of the partial solar eclipse captured from Donggala. The total eclipse starts over the Indian Ocean, made landfall across Indonesia, including Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, Teluk Tomini and Halmahera in the Moluccas and then headed out over the north Pacific Ocean, to ended near the Hawaiian islands. (Photo by Bambang Prastowo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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DONGGALA, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: A view of the partial solar eclipse captured from Donggala. The total eclipse starts over the Indian Ocean, made landfall across Indonesia, including Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, Teluk Tomini and Halmahera in the Moluccas and then headed out over the north Pacific Ocean, to ended near the Hawaiian islands. (Photo by Bambang Prastowo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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DONGGALA, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: A view of the total solar eclipse captured from Donggala. The total eclipse starts over the Indian Ocean, made landfall across Indonesia, including Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, Teluk Tomini and Halmahera in the Moluccas and then headed out over the north Pacific Ocean, to ended near the Hawaiian islands. (Photo by Bambang Prastowo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on March 9, marked by ecstatic sky gazers cheering the spectacle, devout Muslims kneeling in prayer and tribespeople performing rituals. / AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SONNY TUMBELAKA via Getty Images)
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NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - 2016/03/09: View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom. The phenomenon occurs when the moon laterally passes in front of the sun. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - 2016/03/09: View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom. The phenomenon occurs when the moon laterally passes in front of the sun. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: Partial solar eclipse as seen in Makassar. Several place in Indonesia experienced total solar eclipse, meanwhile in Makassar people just experienced the partial eclipse. (Photo by Yermia Riezky Santiago/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - 2016/03/09: View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom. The phenomenon occurs when the moon laterally passes in front of the sun. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: The partial solar eclipse as seen from behind the negative film. Several place in Indonesia experienced total solar eclipse, meanwhile in Makassar people just experienced the partial eclipse. (Photo by Yermia Riezky Santiago/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on March 9, marked by ecstatic sky gazers cheering the spectacle, devout Muslims kneeling in prayer and tribespeople performing rituals. / AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SONNY TUMBELAKA via Getty Images)
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A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:Bullit Marquez/AP)
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A partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:Bullit Marquez/AP)
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The moon is obscuring part of the sun during a solar eclipse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) (credit:Heng Sinith/AP)
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A partial solar eclipse is seen at Serangan village in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) (credit:Firdia Lisnawati/AP)
NASA treated us to some equally incredible views including glimpse from the Himawari Satellite as the eclipse cast a shadow across the earth.
Solar Eclipse watched in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 08 : An Indonesian Man take picture a solar eclipse without goggles in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 province(01 of34)
Bangladesh Solar Eclipse(02 of34)
A Bangladeshi Muslim woman watches a partial solar eclipse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Bangladeshi and Indian people in northeast and eastern coastal strip of the sub-continent viewed a partial solar eclipse as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday, briefly plunging cities into darkness and startling wildlife. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Solar Eclipse(03 of34)
Indian children watch a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Indian people in northeast and eastern coastal strip of the sub-continent viewed a partial solar eclipse as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday, briefly plunging cities into darkness and startling wildlife. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Philippines Solar Eclipse(04 of34)
Filipino students observe as the partial solar eclipse is reflected on paper at the University of the Philippines in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines as it occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Philippines Solar Eclipse(05 of34)
Filipino students use welders glass to view the partial solar eclipse at the University of the Philippines in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines as it occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(06 of34)
A Muslim woman looks up at the sun with protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(07 of34)
People look up at the sun wearing protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Total Solar Eclipse in Jakarta(08 of34)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 09: Indonesian muslim wear protective glasses to watch the total solar eclipse at the Agung Mosque in Semarang on March 09, 2016. Photo by WF Sihardian (Photo by WF Sihardian/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Total Solar Eclipse in Jakarta(09 of34)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 09: Indonesian muslim use X-ray picture to watch the total solar eclipse at the Agung Mosque in Semarang on March 09, 2016. A total solar eclipse occurring on March 09 can only be seen from parts of Indonesia. (Photo by WF Sihardian/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Jakarta(10 of34)
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 9: Almost a total solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 9, 2016. The total solar eclipse occur in several cities in Indonesia. Solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. (Photo by Jefri Tarigan /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Indonesia(11 of34)
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 09 : Indonesians use special sunglasses to observe the solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 09, 2016. The incredible natural phenomenon visible on a path that starts in the Indian Ocean and slices across Indonesia including Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Indonesia(12 of34)
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 09 : Indonesians use special sunglasses to observe the solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 09, 2016. The incredible natural phenomenon visible on a path that starts in the Indian Ocean and slices across Indonesia including Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Indonesian Muslims perform a special prayer to mark the eclipse(13 of34)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 09: Indonesian Muslims perform a special prayer called Salat al-Qusuf, or prayer of the eclipse, at the Agung Mosque in Semarang on March 09, 2016. A total solar eclipse occuring on March 09 can only be seen from parts of Indonesia. (Photo by WF Sihardian/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Indonesian Muslims perform a special prayer to mark the eclipse(14 of34)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 09: Indonesian Muslims perform a special prayer called Salat al-Qusuf, or prayer of the eclipse, at the Agung Mosque in Semarang on March 09, 2016. A total solar eclipse occuring on March 09 can only be seen from parts of Indonesia. (Photo by WF Sihardian/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
INDIA-SOLAR-ECLIPSE-ASTRONOMY(15 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen over Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad on March 9, 2016. / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA (Photo credit should read SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(16 of34)
A partial eclipse is seen in Kathmandu on March 9, 2016.A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in Nepal and India as sightings of the astronomical event swept across Asia. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(17 of34)
A partial eclipse is seen in Kathmandu on March 9, 2016.A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in Nepal and India as sightings of the astronomical event swept across Asia. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(18 of34)
A Nepalese Hindu devotee prays and bathes in the Bagmati river during a partial solar eclipse at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu on March 9, 2016.A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in Nepal and India as sightings of the astronomical event swept across Asia. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
INDIA-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(19 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen over Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad on March 9, 2016.A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in India as sightings of the astronomical event swept across Asia. / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA (Photo credit should read SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images)
Workers doing routine checks during a solar eclipse in the(20 of34)
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - 2016/03/09: Workers doing routine checks during a solar eclipse in the Steam Power and Gas (PLTGU) Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Wednesday (9/3). Solar eclipse in Jakarta reached 88.74 percent and lasted from 6:19 pm until 8:31 pm. (Photo by Edi Ismail/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon(21 of34)
NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - 2016/03/09: View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom. The phenomenon occurs when the moon laterally passes in front of the sun. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon(22 of34)
NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - 2016/03/09: View of the solar eclipse around The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom. The phenomenon occurs when the moon laterally passes in front of the sun. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
Bangladesh Solar Eclipse(23 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Bangladeshi and Indian people in northeast and eastern coastal strip of the sub-continent viewed a partial solar eclipse as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday, briefly plunging cities into darkness and startling wildlife. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad) (credit:A.M. Ahad/AP)
Bangladesh Solar Eclipse(24 of34)
A Bangladeshi man watches a partial solar eclipse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Bangladeshi and Indian people in northeast and eastern coastal strip of the sub-continent viewed a partial solar eclipse as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday, briefly plunging cities into darkness and startling wildlife. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad) (credit:A.M. Ahad/AP)
Philippines Solar Eclipse(25 of34)
Filipino students use welders glass to view the partial solar eclipse at the University of the Philippines in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines as it occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:Aaron Favila/AP)
India Solar Eclipse(26 of34)
An Indian fisherman prays to a partial solar eclipse seen in the sky over Bay of Bengal in Konark, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) (credit:Biswaranjan Rout/AP)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(27 of34)
Indonesian women use protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (credit:Dita Alangkara/AP)
Myanmar Solar Eclipse(28 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind a palm tree in Naypytaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) (credit:Aung Shine Oo/AP)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(29 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (credit:Achmad Ibrahim/AP)
Myanmar Solar Eclipse(30 of34)
A partial solar eclipse is seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) (credit:Aung Shine Oo/AP)
Philippines Solar Eclipse(31 of34)
People watch the start of a partial solar eclipse Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. A total solar eclipse was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched across Indonesia while in other parts of Asia a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:Bullit Marquez/AP)
Philippines Asia Solar Eclipse(32 of34)
An Air Asia passenger plane flies as a partial solar eclipse occurs Wednesday, March 9, 2016 as seen from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. The rare astronomical phenomenon of total solar eclipse was witnessed in Indonesia on Wednesday along a narrow path that stretched across 12 provinces encompassing three time zones and about 40 million people. In other parts of the Indonesian archipelago and Asia, a partial eclipse was visible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:Bullit Marquez/AP)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(33 of34)
A woman watches a solar eclipse through an x-ray film at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:Tatan Syuflana/AP)
Indonesia Total Solar Eclipse(34 of34)
A Muslim woman looks up at the sun with protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rare astronomical event is being witnessed Wednesday along a narrow path that stretches across 12 provinces encompassing three times zones and about 40 million people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (credit:Dita Alangkara/AP)