Children wear special glasses to look at a solar eclipse in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 26, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse sweeps across India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines
- The phenomenon, known as an annular eclipse, occurs when the Moon is not close enough to the Earth to completely obscure the Sun
- It was visible on Thursday along a path that’s 118 kilometres wide, covering Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines
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Children wear special glasses to look at a solar eclipse in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 26, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE