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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.

By Associated Press and AAP Image

April 20, 2023

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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.
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People wear protective glasses as they look up at a solar eclipse in Exmouth, Australia, Thursday, April 20.
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A woman and man use protective glasses to view a solar eclipse near Exmouth, Australia, on Thursday, April 20.
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The sun and moon are photographed near Exmouth, Australia, during a solar eclipse on Thursday, April 20.
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A man uses a telescope to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A man uses special glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A woman uses protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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Indonesian women use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A partial solar eclipse is seen through the cloud over Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A woman assists her daughter to see through a telescope to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A partial solar eclipse is seen through the cloud over Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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Children watch solar eclipse reflected on the base of a telescope in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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Indonesian youths wear protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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People lie on the ground as they use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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A hybrid solar eclipse is seen from Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.
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People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20.
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People use protective glasses to watch a hybrid solar eclipse in Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.
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A hybrid solar eclipse in seen from Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20.

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