SINGAPORE: Life in Singapore paused early on Thursday afternoon (Dec 26) as people across the island went out on the streets to catch a rare annular solar eclipse.
The astronomical event occurs when the moon covers the sun’s centre, leaving a flaming ring at the edges.
CNA readers captured the “once in a lifetime” event – the next one will only appear in Singapore in 2063 – from their locations across the city and sent in their photos and a video timelapse:
A photo of the annular solar eclipse from Singapore. (Photo: Carlos Monforte)
The annular solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019 captured by a CNA reader in Clementi. (Photo: Fiqqo)
The annular solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019 captured by a CNA reader in Clementi. (Photo: Fiqqo)
A collage of images of the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019 shot from Gillman Barracks. (Photos: Aidil Abudllah)
Pinhole art created by a CNA reader from Bedok by projecting the eclipse’s light on a piece of paper. (Photo: Ashwin Gawli)
Interesting patterns of the eclipse as captured by a CNA reader on Dec 26, 2019. (Photo: Divya Krishnan)
IT engineer Ng Kok Keng used a piece of green-tinted glass from a welding mask his father gave him as a child to capture photos of the eclipse from East Coast Park. (Photo: Ng Kok Keng)
IT engineer Ng Kok Keng used a piece of green-tinted glass from a welding mask his father gave him as a child to capture images of the eclipse and protect the sensor of his camera phone. (Photo: Ng Kok Keng)
Clouds covering the solar eclipse, seen from West Coast. (Photo: Lloyd Chua)
CNA reader Lloyd Chua also took photos through the lens of welding goggles from West Coast. (Photo: Lloyd Chua)
The eclipse seen from Bukit Batok East Avenue 3. (Photo: Shamini Priya)
A view of the annular solar eclipse from Clementi on Dec 26, 2019. (Photo: Christina)
The eclipse seen from Bukit Batok East Avenue 3. (Photo: Shamini Priya)
The eclipse seen from Bukit Batok East Avenue 3. (Photo: Shamini Priya)
A view of the annular solar eclipse from Raffles Place on Dec 26, 2019. (Photo: Kanika Joshi)
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