A hybrid solar eclipse, one of the rare celestial occurrences, was visible from some locations on Earth on Thursday.
Due to the curvature of the globe, a hybrid solar eclipse occurs when the Sun transitions from an annular eclipse to a total solar eclipse. In addition to being a rare astronomical event, this was the first solar eclipse of the year, according to sources.
Because it possesses traits of both an annular and a complete solar eclipse, it is known as a hybrid solar eclipse. Australia and areas of Southeast Asia were able to see the event as it passed across the Indian and Pacific oceans. But according to NASA, India couldn't see this incident.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth in a way that blocks sunlight and partially obscures the earth with the moon's shadow. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow only covers a small section of the sun, but a total eclipse occurs when the sun is fully obscured on a region of the earth where the shadow falls.
However, a hybrid solar eclipse occurs when the alignment of the three bodies is such that it meets the requirements for both an annular and a complete solar eclipse. People were able to see the ring of fire, the sun's outermost layer, from a variety of locations while the remainder of the sun was briefly obscured by the moon.
However, during this occurrence, only two spots were able to see the change from an annular to a complete and then back to an annular solar eclipse.
The hybrid solar eclipse will be visible during the following hours:
Western Australia time on April 19 from 10:29 PM to 10:35 PM EDT (2:29 PM to 2:35 PM GMT on April 20).
East Timor from 3:19 to 3:22 GMT on April 20 and from 11:19 to 11:22 EDT on April 19.
From 3:23 to 3:58 GMT on April 20 (11:23 to 11:58 EDT on April 19), Indonesia.
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