The first Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 visible here in SE Asia (main activity in Indonesia) happened this day 8-9th of March. The next one will be in September 1st, but unfortunately this total eclipse will be seen in most parts of Africa. But just to show you what I shot from my iPhone 5S.
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| Partial eclipse as seen in KK - March 9th 2016 |
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| Lens-flare photography of the eclipse happening that morning of March 9th 2016 |
A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of a new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadow fall upon the Earth's surface. A solar and lunar eclipse happen in pairs within a fortnight when Earth's and moon's ecliptic nodes intersect. Those nodes would not be aligned again for another six months.
The nodes exist because the both the Earth and moon travels on a different axis from each other. As a result, there are four to seven eclipses a year, solar and lunar. Every eclipse is different - and not every eclipse can be seen on the Earth depending on your location.
