A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are stationary or partially in a straight line.

Hundreds gather to watch the solar eclipse at Indonesia's Jakarta Planetarium Solar eclipse mesmerizes onlookers in Australia and Indonesia

A huge crowd gathered to watch the solar eclipse in Exmouth, Australia, where people camped in tents and trailers and kept their eyes fixed on the sky.

Hybrid solar eclipse visible in Australia, East, and South Asia, the Pacific and Antarctica, and the Indian Ocean Total eclipse visible only in Exmouth, Timor Leste and West Papua Total eclipse visible only in Exmouth, Timor Leste, and West Papua