- Title: Indonesian Muslims hold prayers to mark rare solar eclipse
- Date: 26th December 2019
- Summary: SIAK, RIAU PROVINCE, INDONESIA (DECEMBER 26, 2019) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WATCHING SOLAR ECLIPSE (MUTE) TIMELAPSE OF ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS OF TOTAL ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE PEOPLE GATHERING AT SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEW SPOT MAN WEARING SPECIAL SUNGLASSES TO WATCH SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS OF LOCALS GATHERING NEAR GIANT SUNGLASSES FILTER TO WATCH SOLAR ECLIPSE YOUTH SETTING UP CAMERA AND OTHERS WATCH SOLAR ECLIPSE NEXT TO HIM YOUTH LOOKING AT SOLAR ECLIPSE CHILD LOOKING AT SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS OF PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS OF MUSLIMS PRAY TO MARK SOLAR ECLIPSE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) SIAK RESIDENCE, DESI MARLINA, SAYING: "This solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon, it happened thanks to Allah. This phenomena happened hundreds of years ago and could happen again, and we pray that God will bring peace to all Muslims. Also it is a good opportunity to educate our children how this phenomenon is formed." (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) SIAK RESIDENCE, SAHNAN YAHYA, SAYING: "This solar eclipse mass prayers is to encourage all of the people, especially Muslims, in Riau Province as well as all (Muslims) living across Indonesia to feel grateful for this gift given by the God. Some area in Indonesia is suffering, coping with natural disaster like floods, so we hope people in Siak will be blessed by the God." MEN PRAYING DURING SOLAR ECLIPSE VARIOUS ASTRONOMERS PREPARING EQUIPMENT TO OBSERVE SOLAR ECLIPSE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HEAD OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND SPACE, JAYANTO, SAYING: "There will be another solar eclipse in 2023 called 'hybrid solar eclipse' and it will happen in different places. We expect another total annular solar eclipse will happen again in 2031 in Eastern part of Indonesia." (MUTE) VARIOUS OF TIMELAPSE OF END OF TOTAL ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE
- Embargoed: 9th January 2020 10:55
- Keywords: Indonesia Ring of Fire Solar eclipse Sumatra
- Location: SIAK, RIAU PROVINCE, INDONESIA
- City: SIAK, RIAU PROVINCE, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Science
- Reuters ID: LVA001BBM253B
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- Story Text: Hundreds of Muslims prayed on Thursday (December 26) as an annular solar eclipse occurred over parts of Indonesia.
In Siak Regency, people gathered with special glasses to see the moon cover the sun.
The solar eclipse passed through a few regions from west to east in northern Indonesia as well as Saudi Arabia, Singapore, India and Sri Lanka.
An annular eclipse occurs when the moon covers the sun's center but leaves its outer edges visible to form a 'ring of fire'. In Indonesia, the sun was fully covered for four minutes.
In 2016, a total solar eclipse was visible in Indonesia. And the Southeast Asian nation is expected to see another 'hybrid solar eclipse' in 2023, according to official from the country's Institute of Aeronautics and Space.
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