,Dought & clear - ,- Prayer When There is anEclipse - The eclipse prayer is prescribed when one sees an eclipse, not when one hears news ofan eclipse from the astronomers.

Should we offer the eclipse prayer (salaat al-kusoof) based on the
announcements of astronomers published in the newspaper? If theeclipse
takes place in another country should we pray the eclipse prayer or is
it necessary to see the eclipse with the naked eye?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There are saheeh ahaadeeth according to which the Messenger of
Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined offering
the eclipse prayer and reciting dhikr and du'aa's when the Muslims see
an eclipse of the sun or the moon. The Prophet(peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "The sun and the moon are two of the signs
of Allaah and they do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of
anyone. But Allaah sendsthem to make His slaves fear (Him), so if you
see that, then pray and make du'aa' until it is over." According to
another version he said: "So if you see that, then hasten to remember
Allaah and call upon Him and seek His forgiveness." So he(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) connected the commandto pray, make
du'aa', remember Allaah and pray for forgiveness to actual sighting of
the eclipse and not to the reports of the astronomers.
What all the Muslims must do is adhere to the Sunnah and act in
accordance with it, and to beware of everything that is contrary to
it.
Hence we know that those who offer the eclipse prayer on the basis of
astronomers' reports are making a mistake and going against the
Sunnah.
It should also be noted that it is not prescribed for the people who
live in a country where the eclipse is not happening to offer the
prayer, because the Messenger(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) connected the commandto pray etc to actual sighting of the
eclipse, not to news from astronomers that an eclipse was going to
happen, or to its happening in another country. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it; and
whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)"
[al-Hashr 59:7]
"Indeed in the Messenger of Allaah (Muhammad) you have agood example to follow"
[al-Ahzaab 33:21]
When the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) offered
the eclipse prayer, when that happened in Madeenah and the people saw
it, Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning):
"And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muhammad's) commandment
(i.e. his Sunnahlegal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements)
(among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials,
afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant) should
befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them"
[al-Noor 24:63]
It is known that he was the most knowledgeableand most sincere of
people, and that he was the one who conveyed the rulings from Allaah.
If it was prescribed to offer the eclipse prayer on the basis of
astronomers' reports, or when an eclipse occurs in another region that
is only seen by the local inhabitants, then he would have said so and
would have guided his ummah to do that. Since he did not say that,
rather he said the opposite, and he told hisummah to base their
actions on actual sighting of the eclipse, we know from that that this
prayer is only prescribed for those who see the eclipse and in whose
land it occurs. And Allaah is the Source of strength.
Kitaab Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz , 13/30.