Solar eclipse wows in Australia, Indonesia

By Associated Press

Apr 21, 2023 12:11 am

JAKARTA: Under a cloudless sky, about 20,000 eclipse chasers watched a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness on Thursday with an accompanying temperature drop.

The remote tourist town of Exmouth, with fewer than 3,000 residents, was promoted as one of the best vantage points in Australia to see the eclipse that also crossed remote parts of Indonesia and East Timor.

DARE TO STARE People use protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Thursday, April 20, 2023. AP PHOTO

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