ic ▁analysis ▁ ▁Selected ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁hundreds ▁of ▁hours ▁of ▁field ▁record ings ▁conducted ▁by ▁Mon ac chi ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁equ atorial ▁rain for ests ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon , ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Bor neo ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : F ul br ight ▁Sch ol ars ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁compos ers ▁Category : E lect ro ac oust ic ▁music ▁compos ers ▁Category : Ex perimental ▁compos ers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁sound ▁artists ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Mac er ata ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁total ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Moon ’ s ▁desc ending ▁node ▁of ▁the ▁orbit ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 – 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁If ▁viewed ▁from ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Date ▁Line ▁( for ▁instance ▁from ▁Hawai i ), ▁the ▁eclipse ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 ▁( local ▁time ) ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 . ▁A ▁total ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁apparent ▁diameter ▁is ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁Sun ' s ▁and ▁the ▁apparent ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁Moon ▁intersect , ▁blocking ▁all ▁direct ▁sun light ▁and ▁turning ▁day light ▁into ▁darkness ; ▁the ▁sun ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁black ▁with ▁a ▁h alo ▁around ▁it . ▁Tot ality ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁narrow ▁path ▁across ▁Earth ' s ▁surface , ▁with ▁the ▁partial ▁solar