Solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia, Middle East

 Stargazers in Africa, Asia and parts of Middle East looked to skies this weekend to witness a partial social eclipse.

It was kwn as a “ring of fire” because moon covered most, but t all, of sun. It started at at 11:45 p.m. EDT Saturday and went until 5:34 a.m. EDT Sunday.

Millions from Dubai to Taiwan to Japan to India watched solar spectacle.

In Dubai, people could see over 85 percent of sun covered by moon, with photographers taking stunning photos of eclipse over iconic Burj Khalifa building.

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It was a sight that will t be possible in country for ar 14 years, according to Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Astromy Group Hasan al-Hariri.

Al-Hariri said while ongoing coronavirus pandemic h halted ir plans for a garing to see rare phemena, group has turned to internet to help people observe partial eclipse, providing a live feed of moon as it passes between earth and sun.

“An eclipse is kind of a rare event. It usually happens two times in a year, but it differs from location to location so it’s t fixed in one location. w we were fortunate to have it, one which was in December last year and this one, and n we will have one similar to this after 14 years. So it’s kind of something a bit rare to observe.”

observatory also sold solar eclipse glasses to public to observe eclipse safely.

An overcast sky didn’t deter enthusiasts in India with partial eclipse also visible in New Delhi sky.