How to watch only solar eclipse of 2016

Some parts of the globe will be treated with a rare celestial event this week.

The only total solar eclipse of 2016 will shadow parts of Indonesia and the North Pacific Ocean Tuesday and Wednesday.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

The eclipse will temporarily turn day into night over Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi. Alaska, Hawaii, parts of Southeast Asia and eastern Australia will experience a partial eclipse.

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However, anyone with an electronic device and can go online can watch the livestream starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday on NASA TV. NASA is also live tweeting the eclipse and will host a Facebook question and answer event before the eclipse happens.

NASA researchers are testing equipment that will be instrumental for studying the next eclipse in 2017 which will be visible across the middle of the country, according to CBS News.

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