Total solar eclipse and sun Corona, on March 9 2016 in Indonesia - Stockfoto

This is a photo of the total solar eclipse of March 9, 2016 that I took in Sulawesi, Indonesia. During the brief moment of "totality" (about 2 min), the sun is completely hidden by the moon and day becomes night. The whitish hair-like structure around the sun is called the "corona", and it is formed by the hot gas particles (plasma) ejected by the sun into space (eventually forming the "solar wind").I used a regular DSLR camera with a 300mm telephoto. No filter needed since this was taken during the moment of "totality", when it is safe to look at the sun directly with the naked eyes.