Over 10,000 tourists troop to Indonesia to catch a glimpse of solar eclipse

Come tomorrow Wednesday 9th March, Indonesia is expected to experience a rare solar eclipse and thousands of tourists are heading to the Southwest Asian country to witness the event.

The Independent reports that festivals and boat tours have been organised for tourists on eclipse day, even as hotels in the prime viewing spots were reportedly fully booked weeks ago.

The eclipse will be visible in parts beginning from around the Indian Ocean, covering parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, before ending in the north Pacfic.

Jakarta, which is Indonesia's biggest city and capital will however not witness the eclipse.

Wednesday's eclipse will be the last to be visible in the country until 2042.

The entire event will last for around 3 hours, but the sun will only be completely obscured for 90 seconds to four minutes, depending on where the viewer is along the eclipse's path.

The next total solar eclipse visible in the United Kingdom will take place on 23rd September, 2090.