![View larger. | March 9, 2016, total solar eclipse from Palu, Indonesia. Photo by Justin Ng of Singapore.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-eclipse-justtin-ng-3-9-2016-Indonesai-final-e1457781099742.jpg)
![View larger. | Justin Ng at Amazing City Beach Resort in Palu, Indonesia created this photo mosaic of the March 9, 2016 total eclipse of the sun.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-eclipse-mosaic-Justin-Ng-3-9-2016-Indonesia-e1457558215845.jpg)
![View larger. | March 9, 2016 total eclipse of the sun by Justin Ng of Singapore.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-eclipse-3-9-2016-Indonedia-Justin-Ng-sq-e1457525143571.jpg)
![View larger. | Hazarry Haji Ali Ahmad was in Palembang, Indonesia for the eclipse. He captured this image at totality with prominences, corona and diamond ring visible.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-eclipse-Hazarry-Haji-Ali-Ahmad-Palembang-Indonesia-sq-e1457526433749.jpg)
![See the bright dots along the limb of the moon silhouette? Those beads - seen during a total solar eclipse - are called Baily's Beads. Photo by Ronny Syamara in Palu, Indonesia on March 9, 2016.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-eclipse-3-9-2016-bailys-beads-Palu-Indonesia-Ronny-Syamara-e1458136351142.jpg)
![Totality of March 9, 2016 total solar eclipse, from Jon Greif aboard the cruise ship MS Volendam in the Straits of Makassar, Indonesia.](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-ecipse-3-9-2016-MS-Volendam-Straits-of-MakassarIndonesia-Jon-Greif-e1457783313300.jpg)
![The community website Slooh.com caught the March 9, 2016 eclipse from Indonesia. Great job by Tricia Ennis and the team!](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/total-solar-eclipse-3-9-2016-Indonesia-Slooh-e1457527145351.jpg)
![Ingo Steller in Phuket, Thailand captured the partial eclipse and said:](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/eclipse-partial-3-9-2016-Ingo-Steller-Phuket-Thailand-sq-e1457527845266.jpg)
![A Kannan in Singapore caught the partial phases, too. He wrote:](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/eclipse-partial-8-92016-Singapore-A-Kannan-e1457528204304.jpg)
![Jordan Lye Photography in Penang, Malaysia caught the partial phases of the eclipse. He wrote:](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/eclipse-partial-Penang-Malaysia-3-9-2016-Jordan-Lye_Photography-e1457530870814.jpg)
![Partial eclipse of March 9, 2016 through window shutters near Attapeu in southern Laos. Photo by Clinton Rivers. Thanks, Clinton!](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/partial-eclipse-window-shutter-Attapeu-southern-Laos-Clinton-Rivers-3-9-2016.jpg)
![It was a partial solar eclipse sunset from the Big Island of Hawaii on March 8, 2016, said Chris Tinker. Thanks, Chris!](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/eclipse-3-8-2016-Chris-Tinker-Big-Island-Hawaii-sq-e1457531368386.jpg)
![Partial solar eclipse at sunset as seen from Anchorage, Alaska, by Matt Skinner. Thank you, Matt!](https://earthsky.org/upl/2016/03/eclipse-partial-3-8-2016-Alaska-Matt-Skinner-e1457535973808.jpg)
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