In pictures: Skywatchers from Middle East and Southern Asia treated to rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
The moon shadow eclipses the sun behind a skyscraper during an annual solar eclipse known as the Ring of Fire phenomenon.
While these types of eclipses occur every year or two, they are only visible from a narrow band of Earth each time and it can be decades before the same pattern is repeated. Hundreds of amateur astronomers, photographers and set up by Singapore's harbour for what some described as a "once in a lifetime" event.
The eastern state of Odisha declared a public holiday, with all government offices, courts, schools and colleges closed. In Indonesia, hundreds of people gathered outside Jakarta Planetarium to watch the event using protective glasses supplied by the planetarium, hoping for clear skies at the time of maximum eclipse.
Outside the narrow band where the "Ring of fire" effect can be observed, skywatchers would see a partial solar eclipse.
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