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The
moon crossed the sun for a minute at 11.29am local time (0329
GMT), plunging viewers into darkness and dropping the
temperature.
Thursday's eclipse was a rare "hybrid" type, not seen worldwide
since 2013. In a hybrid eclipse, depending on where viewers
stand, the moon either blots out the sun, a total eclipse, or
obscures the center while leaving a ring of light visible, an
annular eclipse.
Peter Bartley made the fifteen hour drive from Perth with his
kids and father for the "special moment" together.
"It was a hard sell at the beginning because I told them it
would only be for a minute and it was going to take fifteen
hours to get here," said Bartley.
"But it was probably the most exciting minute that we've had for
a long time."
While the total eclipse was only visible from a few parts of
Australia, Indonesia and Timor Leste, a partial eclipse was
visible across all three countries and parts of southeast Asia.
In Jakarta, the light dimmed and the sun took on the appearance
of a sickle moon, according to photos shares on social media.
A group of Japanese fans who had travelled to Exmouth burst into
tears and hugged after the eclipse ended, according to video
footage from the event.
"It felt so eerie, I've had shakes," said Catherine Holler, who
had travelled from Perth.
(Reporting by Lewis Jackson; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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