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How you can view the solar eclipse within Malaysia

Astro Awani
Astro Awani
08/03/2016
15:28 MYT
How you can view the solar eclipse within Malaysia
Those in Malaysia will get to experience between 70 percent and 90 percent of the eclipse Wednesday morning, depending on their location.
In the wee hours of Wednesday, a solar eclipse will occur in Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia.
The umbra (total eclipse) experience will be from Sumatra up the Maluku Islands in the east before it enters the Pacific Ocean.
This rare phenomenon is estimated to last 4 minutes and 9 seconds.
READ: March 9 solar eclipse: How Panasonic will broadcast it live
Malaysia, however, would only experience the penumbra (partial eclipse) with about 70 percent to 90 percent cover over the sun's entire surface, depending on one's location in the country.
Below is the time and location of the viewing of the eclipse from within the country:
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Astro AWANI will be airing this rare phenomenon live from 8am until 9.30am on Channel 501.
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