Photos: the spectacular solar eclipse that took place today in Southeast Asia (photos from Indonesia, Singapore, Manila, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Kuala Lumpur)



                          The moon cast a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a ...   

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Mon Jan 26, 6:02 AM ET
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The moon cast a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse as it sets on Monday Jan. 26, 2009 at Manila's bay, Philippines.

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)










                                                          The moon passes between the Sun and the Earth during a partial ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:07 AM ET
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The moon passes between the Sun and the Earth during a partial solar eclipse as seen from Singapore January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (SINGAPORE)







A woman watches a partial solar eclipse from the Science Centre ...

Reuters

 Mon Jan 26, 6:10 AM ET 
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A woman watches a partial solar eclipse from the Science Centre observatory in Singapore January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (SINGAPORE)








                                     The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth during an annular ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:15 AM ET
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The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth during an annular solar eclipse as seen from Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lampung province January 26, 2009. Taken with Solar filter on a lens.

REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)  










                                                              The moon passes between the sun and the earth during an annular ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:30 AM ET
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The moon passes between the sun and the earth during an annular solar eclipse as seen from Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lampung province January 26, 2009. Photograph taken with solar filter on a lens.

REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)









                      A crescent-shaped sun caused by a partial solar eclipse sets ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:33 AM ET
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A crescent-shaped sun caused by a partial solar eclipse sets over minarets at the Masjid Abidin mosque in Kuala Terengganu January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Tim Chong (MALAYSIA)









                                                          Chinese lanterns are seen against the backdrop of a partial ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:42 AM ET
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Chinese lanterns are seen against the backdrop of a partial solar eclipse in Singapore January 26, 2009. Coinciding with Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, a solar eclipse made its way across Southeast Asia, much of it over the sea.

REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez(SINGAPORE)











                  Chinese lanterns are seen against the backdrop of a partial ...

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Mon Jan 26, 6:43 AM ET
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Chinese lanterns are seen against the backdrop of a partial solar eclipse in Singapore January 26, 2009. Coinciding with Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, a solar eclipse made its way across Southeast Asia, much of it over the sea.

REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez(SINGAPORE)











                                                       The moon casts a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in ...

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Mon Jan 26, 6:47 AM ET
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The moon casts a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse over a statue in Mundul Kiri province, a bout 520 kilometers (315 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)











                            The moon casts a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in ...

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Mon Jan 26, 6:50 AM ET
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The moon casts a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse over a statue in Mundul Kiri province, a bout 520 kilometers (315 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)









                                                           A plane flies past a mosque as the moon passes in front of the ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 6:54 AM ET
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A plane flies past a mosque as the moon passes in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Manila January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)












                                                      A girl uses a welder's mask, to view a partial solar eclipse, ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 7:26 AM ET
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A girl uses a welder's mask, to view a partial solar eclipse, from Kuala Lumpur January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)













                                                       The moon passes between the sun and the earth during an annular ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 8:20 AM ET
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The moon passes between the sun and the earth during an annular solar eclipse as seen from Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lampung province January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)

 










                         Indonesian children look up through an x-ray film sheet to watch ...

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Mon Jan 26, 8:31 AM ET
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Indonesian children look up through an x-ray film sheet to watch a solar eclipse in the sky in Anyer Beach, Banten province, Indonesia , Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)












                          A bird sits on top of a crescent moon and star, a symbol of ...

Reuters
Mon Jan 26, 8:56 AM ET
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A bird sits on top of a crescent moon and star, a symbol of Islam, against a partial solar eclipse as seen through a filter in Kuala Lumpur January 26, 2009.

REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)











                                              Indonesian children look up through an x-ray film sheet to watch ...

AP
Mon Jan 26, 9:05 AM ET
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Indonesian children look up through an x-ray film sheet to watch a solar eclipse in the sky in Anyer Beach, Banten province, Indonesia , Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)









                                   Myanmar Buddhist novices watch solar eclipse through the filters ...

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Mon Jan 26, 11:16 AM ET
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Myanmar Buddhist novices watch solar eclipse through the filters Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar.

(AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)












                         Manila sky : The sun is partialy covered by the moon during ...

AFP
Mon Jan 26, 7:49 PM ET
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Manila sky : The sun is partialy covered by the moon during a partial solar eclipse as seen in Manila.

(AFP/Jes Aznar)





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