ورغم أنه جرى رصد الكسوف في منطقة جنوب شرق آسيا وأنحاء من المحيط الهادئ، لكن أفضل المواقع لمشاهدته كانت في إندونيسيا.
وحدث الكسوف الكلي في خمسة مدن في أقاليم سومطرة وبورنيو وسولاويزي الأندونيسية.
وأدت الظاهرة الفلكية إلى تدفق السياح على إندونيسيا أكبر اقتصاد في جنوب شرق آسيا التي نظمت حفلات موسيقية وأسواقا ليلية في أماكن متفرقة بمناسبة الحدث.
وقال مهيمن رمزة مدير فندق آستون وهو من بين عدد من الفنادق التي شهدت زيادة في الإشغالات، وصلت إلى حد حجز جميع الغرف في مدينة باليمبانج بجزيرة سومطرة في غرب إندونيسيا “استضفنا سياحا بأقصى حد تسمح به قدراتنا، وفق ما أوردت وكالة “رويترز”.
ويحدث كسوف الشمس حين يلقي القمر بظله على كوكب الأرض وهو يمر بينها وبين الشمس.
وحدث آخر كسوف كامل للشمس في مارس عام 2015، لكن مشاهدته اقتصرت على القاطنين في القطب الشمالي.
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A total solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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People watch and take pictures of the solar eclipse at the beach on Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta
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People watch a total solar eclipse from the Bay Bridge in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia March 9, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Mohamad Hamzah/Antara Foto ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA.
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A solar eclipse is seen from Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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A solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta
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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 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Nova Wahyudi/Antara Foto
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A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
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A partial solar eclipse is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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An aeroplane flies past the sun as it goes into a partial solar eclipse in Singapore March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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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 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Iggoy el Fitra/Antara Foto
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People watch a solar eclipse near the Ampera Bridge along the banks of the Musi River in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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People watch a solar eclipse near the Ampera Bridge along the banks of the Musi River in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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A school girl watches a partial solar eclipse at the Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
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People test filters for watching a solar eclipse near the Ampera Bridge on the Musi River the day before thousands of people are expected to gather to witness the event in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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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. REUTERS/Beawiharta
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A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds in Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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A solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta
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A solar eclipse is seen from the beach of Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta