As it rained on 8 March 2016 morning, I was hoping that 9 March morning would be a fair one, as to enjoy the solar eclipse, we would need good weather.
The day started early for many Singaporeans on 9 March. I woke up early and enthusiastically made my way to the Science Centre, which mentioned that the event would start at 7.30 a.m. The maximum eclipse would occur at 8.23 a.m.
Wow, I was surprised that there were large crowds at the Science Centre when I reached around 7.20 a.m. So early in the morning, and many people, some with children in tow, had already arrived at the science centre, and joined queues patiently waiting to view the natural phenomenon using the venuscopes and telescopes.
Here are some of the photographs taken during the event.
Crowds at Science Centre waiting to view the solar eclipse
Free solar glasses distributed
This was not the first time I went to the Science Centre to participate in the solar eclipse viewing, but it’s fascinating experience when you enjoyed the event with big crowds. With my solar glasses and still time left before the eclipse would end around 9.30 a.m., I rushed home and managed to let mum view the solar eclipse. While viewing the eclipse just beside our block of flats, several people passed by, and I cheerfully asked them if they wanted to view the eclipse and lent them the solar glasses.
I look forward to the next solar eclipse to be seen in Singapore, an annular eclipse, that will occur on 26 December 2019. It’ll be more special, as mentioned by an article from www.gov.sg.
Following the March 9 solar eclipse, the next solar eclipse visible in Singapore will be on Dec 26, 2019. This solar eclipse will be even more special, as the Sun and Moon will be exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon will be smaller than that of the Sun, creating the appearance of a “ring of fire” in the sky. The scientific term for this phenomenon is an “annular eclipse”.
– See more at: http://www.gov.sg/news/content/today-online-rare-astronomical-event-singapore-to-experience-partial-solar-eclipse#sthash.BoLh0iY1.dpuf
