#SolarEclipse 9 March 2016

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9 March 2016

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Lee Hsien Loong

Went to the Botanic Gardens early this morning to catch the solar eclipse. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good shot. My staff Chiez How managed to get this. smile emoticon What about you? Please share your pics here – I have changed the settings so that you can now do so. – LHL

(PMO Photo by Chiez How, captured at 8.17am through darkened windows)

‪#‎SolarEclipse‬

(PMO Photo by Chiez How, captured at 8.17am through darkened windows)

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‏@STcom

PM @leehsienloong puts out Facebook call for #SolarEclipse photos, social media responds http://str.sg/ZFYo

A selection of solar eclipse photos posted by users in response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook call to share their efforts. PHOTOS: FACEBOOK
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Lee Min Kok

SINGAPORE – Given his penchant for producing wow-inducing photos, it was somewhat surprising that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong failed to capture Wednesday (March 9) morning’s solar eclipse in all its glory.

Instead, Mr Lee posted a photo taken by one of his staff, sharing in a Facebook post that he had gone to the Singapore Botanic Gardens in the morning to catch it.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good shot… what about you? Please share your pics here,” he wrote.

The response was overwhelming, with more than 400 comments posted in less than two hours.

Many shared their own snaps of the rare phenomenon, which included some truly impressive efforts

Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan also shared two photos he took of the eclipse, while the Singapore Police Force’s 36-second time-lapse video chalked up over 50,000 views in two hours.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pm-lee-puts-out-facebook-call-for-solar-eclipse-photos-social-media-rises-to-the-occasion

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