Final solar eclipse of 2019: Stunning images of the spectacle

The final solar eclipse of the year 2019 has begun. In India, it started roughly around 8:00 am with a partial eclipse. In pic: Solar eclipse witnessed in Chennai. (ANI)

Star gazers in parts of Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa are experiencing the celestial phenomenon. In pic: Solar eclipse witnessed in Ahmedabad. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

Across Kerala, people are watching the eclipse at special arrangements made by the administration as well as local science clubs. In Kerala, the eclipse is best visible in the northern districts of Kannur, Kasargode, Kozhikode and Wayanad.

In this photo, an eclipse camp is conducted by Breakthrough Science Society Kerala chapter. (Image via Vishnu Varma from Kochi)

People watching the solar eclipse should use safe viewing equipment and proper techniques to view the celestial event as the infrared and ultraviolet rays of the Sun can cause severe retinal damage. In pic: People witness solar eclipse at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

Dubai witnesses 'Ring of Fire' eclipse in full glory. (ANI)

Students of A B Goregaonkar English School watching the solar eclipse in their school premises at Goregaon in Mumbai. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

It is an annular eclipse which happens when the moon is farthest from the Earth. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

The annular phase or the full eclipse will start at 9:04 am whereas the maximum eclipse will start at 10:47 am when the moon is closest to the centre of the sun. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

A partial solar eclipse moves behind a statue in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. The last solar eclipse of 2019 was witnessed in Pakistan along with several other countries. (AP)

According to Arvind Paranjpye, director of the Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai, more than 600 people watched the eclipse through a projection box set up in the premises. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)