In Pictures: Solar eclipse captivates Singapore and the region

Thousands of people spent their Wednesday (March 9) morning at Tanjung Kelayang beach at the Indonesian island of Belitung to catch the rare total solar eclipse, and various parts of Singapore to see a partial eclipse. The spectacle started at around 7.20am Singapore time, peaking at 8.23am where 87 per cent of the sun was obscured. That revealed a bright orange crescent, and produced a shadow that shrouded the island - momentarily turning morning to evening. The phenomenon ended at around 9.30am.

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Mar 09, 2016, 10:03 AM

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

A capsule of the Singape flyer is seen in the foreground as the solar eclipse occurs, at around 8.37am on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A combination image showing the sequence of the solar eclipse in Singapore from start to finish, on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A partial solar eclipse is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A solar eclipse is pictured from Banda Aceh on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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

A pigeon is silhouetted as the sun goes into a partial solar eclipse in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Indonesian man looks up at the sun through an used X-ray film during a solar eclipse outside the planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A partial solar eclipse is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Malaysian school children wearing glasses with special filters watch the partial solar eclipse at the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A partial solar eclipse is seen through a window, early in Calcutta, eastern India, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A partial solar eclipse is seen on the Independence monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A general view shows a partial solar eclipse behind a star and crescent symbol atop a mosque in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A total solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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

A general view shows a partial solar eclipse behind the Wilayah mosque in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A partial solar eclipse is seen at the Bund in Shanghai, China, on March 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

The solar eclipse is seen reflected in a puddle of water at 8.45am on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

The sun pictured at around 7.34am as the solar eclipse starts to occur on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A jogger runs in the morning light before the solar eclipse on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Solar eclipse from Sultan Mosque, Singapore at 8.19am on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Solar eclipse from Sultan Mosque, Singapore at 8am on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

People at the Science Centre view the solar eclipse in SIngapore on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

People at the Science Centre view the solar eclipse in SIngapore on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

People at the Science Centre view the solar eclipse in SIngapore on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

Singapore Press Holdings staff members view the eclipse on the rooftop on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: JAMIE KOH

Students at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) (PLMGS) look through a telescope to view the solar eclipse on March 9, 2016. ST PHOTO: NG KENG GENE

A man views the solar eclipse through a filter with his son at Labrador Park. ST PHOTO: RACHEL CHIA

People waiting to view the solar eclipse at Tanjung Kelayang beach on the Indonesian island of Belitung. ST PHOTO: ARLINA ARSHAD

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