Solar eclipse today

I read the news today from Brudirect. I'm sure this excites everyone in Brunei...

Partial Solar Eclipse Visible Over Brunei This Evening

Bandar Seri Begawan - A partial solar eclipse will be visible this evening over Brunei Darussalam. According to all RTB news report, the solar eclipse will pass across the Indian Ocean and West of Indonesia.

The whole eclipse will take place over three hours and 46mins.

According to the head of Survey Department Astronomy Unit Hj Julaihi Lamat, the partial eclipse is expected to take place from 4.42pm until sunset.

The eclipse will be visible in Brunei for one hour and 47mins. It will be monitored at Bukit Shahbandar as well as the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Complex car park from 4pm. Hj Julaihi advised the use of a filter to view the eclipse as viewing it without protection may affect one's vision and even cause blindness. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

I just hope the weather is good today. Unfortunately, at the moment, it doesn't look promising. It's been cloudy and it drizzled for a bit just earlier.