Here are some of the breathtaking images from the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. NASA have said that this will 'not to be surpassed until June 2132'.

It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia, causing tourist interest in eastern China, India and Nepal.

Wish we would've seen it with our own eyes [with those protective glasses that the Hindu holy men have on in the third picture] but the photos surely do it justice.