WATCH LIVE: Partial solar eclipse in South Africa

01 September 2016 - 12:01
By Staff Reporter
Orange ball of fire - lunar eclipse on the night of 4/5/04. Pic: Sydney Seshibedi. 4/5/04. © ST.
Orange ball of fire - lunar eclipse on the night of 4/5/04. Pic: Sydney Seshibedi. 4/5/04. © ST.

South Africans will be in for a treat on Thursday when they get to witness a partial solar eclipse‚ with those in Johannesburg getting the best view.

The partial eclipse will start at about 9:30 Pretoria time‚ and ends at 12:38‚ peaking at 11:02.

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