Impressive image of the longest eclipse of 1,000 years

The sun hung over the heads of two Chinese men, the giant orange ring in the sky of Myanmar were unforgettable images of the longest solar eclipse of the millennium that took place yesterday.

The moon obscures part of the sun for nearly two hours in the sky of the Philippine capital Manila.Photo: AP.

Eclipse on the Tamsui River, Taiwan.Photo: Reuters.

Two men sit on a bridge watching the eclipse in Zhengzhou city in Henan province, China.Photo: Reuters.

Eclipse in Kaifeng City, Henan Province, China.Photo: AP.

The moon began to pass through the sun in the sky of Bangkok, Thailand.Photo: AP.

The plane passed by the sun being partially covered by the moon. Photo taken in Bangkok, Thailand.Photo: National Geographic.

In Singapore.Photo: AP.

In this photo, the sun appears near the crescent on a cathedral tower in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Photo: AP .

In Sidon, Lebanon.Photo: Reuters.

The sun is like a crescent-shaped sky over the Maldives island nation.Photo: AP.

In this photo, the sun's coverage is almost at its maximum in the capital of Kenya's capital Nairobi.Photo: AP.

In Bagan ancient city of Myanmar.Photo: AP.

The moon reached the middle of the sun in Bagan, Myanmar.Photo: AP.

The eclipse scene in the outskirts of Beijing, China.Photo: Reuters.

Various stages of solar eclipse in Toan, Sichuan Province, China.Photo: Reuters .

A bird flies through the camera lens in an eclipse in New Delhi, India.Photo: AP.

The plane flies through the sun when an eclipse occurs in the sky of Taipei City, Taiwan.Photo: AP.

A statue in a park in Fujian Province, China, becomes mysterious in the light of an eclipse.Photo: National Geographic.