Stargazers' Paradise: Mind-Boggling Pictures of First Solar Eclipse in 2016

Millions of people in Indonesia and other Pacific countries could observe a total or partial solar eclipse overnight into Wednesday. The residents of the Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi Islands were able to see the natural phenomenon for four hours. It was the first solar eclipse in 2016.

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A child wears goggles with a special filter during a solar eclipse in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016.

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A combination photograph shows the beginning (top L) to the end (top L to bottom R) of a total solar eclipse as seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016.

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People watch a total total solar eclipse in Palu, Central Sulawesi on March 9, 2016.

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Youths watch a solar eclipse with self-made solar filters at the beach on Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016.

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A person uses a medical X-ray film to view the sun during a solar eclipse in Silaut, West Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016.

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A partial solar eclipse is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016.

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A school girl watches a partial solar eclipse at the Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9, 2016.

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Light from a solar eclipse is reflected on a person's hand from a telescope on the Ampera Bridge over the Musi River in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016.

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People watch the start of a partial solar eclipse Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines.

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People watch and take pictures of the solar eclipse at the beach on Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016.

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An aeroplane flies past the sun as it goes into a partial solar eclipse in Singapore March 9, 2016.

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People watch a solar eclipse outside the planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia March 9, 2016.

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A total solar eclipse (top) over the Hindu Prambanan temple in Sleman, Central Java on March 9, 2016.

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A partial solar eclipse is seen as a labourer works at a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 9, 2016.