Rare solar eclipse crosses Australia, Indonesia
Such celestial events happen about once every decade: The last one was in 2013 and the next one isn’t until 2031.
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AAP IMAGE VIA AP
People prepare their viewing equipment in Exmouth, Australia, ahead of a solar eclipse on Thursday, April 20. The lucky few in the path of the hybrid solar eclipse will either get plunged into the darkness of a total eclipse or they'll see a "ring of fire" as the sun peeks out from behind the moon.AAP IMAGE VIA AP
People wear protective glasses as they look up at a solar eclipse in Exmouth, Australia, Thursday, April 20.AAP IMAGE VIA AP
A woman and man use protective glasses to view a solar eclipse near Exmouth, Australia, on Thursday, April 20.AAP IMAGE VIA AP
The sun and moon are photographed near Exmouth, Australia, during a solar eclipse on Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man uses a telescope to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man uses special glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman uses protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indonesian women use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partial solar eclipse is seen through the cloud over Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman assists her daughter to see through a telescope to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partial solar eclipse is seen through the cloud over Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children watch solar eclipse reflected on the base of a telescope in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indonesian youths wear protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People lie on the ground as they use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A hybrid solar eclipse is seen from Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People use protective glasses to watch a hybrid solar eclipse in Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A hybrid solar eclipse in seen from Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.