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Crowds gather to watch a partial solar eclipse in Manila

  (Reuters) — Crowds in Manila gathered to watch the partial solar eclipse seen from the Philippines on Wednesday (March 9). Nearly 50 percent of the sun was covered when the eclipse reached its maximum in Manila, the state meteorology department said. Tourists in Rizal Park witnessed the partial eclipse as they used simple solar filters distributed by the local planetarium. Astronomers projected the shadow caused by the eclipse onto a cardboard. “I had a […]