TASMANIANS and Kiwis will be among a select global audience treated to a front-row view of a partial solar eclipse this week.
The moon will appear to take a nibble out of the sun on Friday, a spectacle that will be visible from only a small sliver of the world.
It will be the fourth and last partial solar eclipse of the year.
Weather permitting, Tasmanians, Kiwis, people in some parts of South Africa may glimpse the phenomenon.
At its peak, 90 per cent of the sun will be blocked over Antarctica.
If you are not within viewing range, fret not. In May, an annular, or ring-shaped, solar eclipse promises to dazzle a larger audience, since it will be visible from the western US and eastern Asia.
Scientists urge people to wear protective glasses when viewing a solar eclipse.
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