A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface. As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks ("occults") the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as syzygy.
The eclipse started shortly after sunrise in Indonesia, on Wednesday, March 9, but thanks to time zones and eclipse enthusiasts with cameras, those of us on the other side of the planet were still able to watch it as it happened.NASA collaborated with the Exploratorium in San Francisco and the National Science Foundation to provide live coverage of the 2016 total solar eclipse from Micronesia, on March 8. The fully eclipsed sun was visible from only a few Pacific islands, but the live broadcast made the phenomenon available to millions of people around the world.
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