'Awesome' solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia
is combination image of photos shows a hybrid solar eclipse seen from Lautem, East Timor, Thursday, April 20, 2023. A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on Thursday. (AP Photo/Lorenio L.Pereira)
By EDNA TARIGAN and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Under a cloudless sky, 20,000 eclipse chasers crowded a tiny outpost to watch a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday while temporarily cooling the tropical heat....
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