In photographs: Rare photo voltaic eclipse darkens Asia on the summer months solstice

Skywatchers in sections of West Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, southern China and Taiwan have been dealt with to a dramatic solar eclipse.

Photographers have taken images of the annular eclipse – also identified as a ring of fireplace – exactly where the moon passes amongst the Earth and the Solar, leaving just a slender ring of light visible.

This eclipse coincided with the summer season solstice – the northern hemisphere’s longest day of the 12 months.

Annular eclipses come about every yr or two and are only noticeable throughout a slim band of our world, identified as the centreline. This eclipse lasted for just beneath 90 seconds at its issue of greatest period.

Folks hundreds of kilometres from the centreline did not see the genuine eclipse, but they did see mild drain from the day.

According to astronomers, seeing the eclipse is the equivalent of switching from a 500W bulb to a 30W bulb.

Below are some of the best images.

Guangzhou, China

Manila, Philippines

Chiayi, Taiwan

Mumbai, India

Karachi, Pakistan