Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 March 8-9
 in Indonesia or Micronesia

The point of greatest eclipse (totality phase during 4 min 9 sec) lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean east of Indonesia where about 10 million people live inside the totality path. To observe the 2016 March 8-9 total solar eclipse, I propose tours only in eastern Indonesia, in the Northern Maluku, where the ground weather prospects are the best and the duration the longest. However the local infrastructure is fairly limited. The Woleai atoll, belonging to Micronesia, offers the longest land-based duration very close to its maximum but its airstrip is out of order so the logistics would be far too complex. Nevertheless do contact me as I can take you there if this is what you want. There are numerous viewing locations along the path, however paying close attention to the weather patterns and local terrain topography will be mandatory unless you’re on a cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean where the sky is usually clearer. Moreover the 2015-2016 El Niño episode does somewhat improve the weather prospects in Indonesia, although at the expense of many more fires and smoke over Kalimantan (Borneo).

You can use this solar eclipse calculator to compute the local circumstances of the eclipse, and the solar eclipse timer notifies the beginning of the various events. A time exposure calculator is there to help you choose your camera settings.