[Curiosities] What is a hybrid solar eclipse? This is what April 2023 looked like

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It cannot be denied that solar eclipses are one of the astronomical phenomena that cause the greatest fascination among the most aficionados. Either in the form of partial eclipses, the most common manifestation where the Moon only occupies a part of the Sun; annular eclipses, in which the Moon blocks the center of the Sun, leaving a luminous ring visible at the ends (ring of fire); or total eclipses, where the entire solar disk is blocked by the Moon, there is no doubt that they are events worthy of being marked on the calendar.

And although these types of eclipses are already rare, there is a fourth type whose appearance in the sky is restricted to approximately once a decade. They are hybrid solar eclipses and combine all of the above types into a single astronomical event. Precisely and, despite its infrequency, on April 20, 2023 it was possible to enjoy one from the southern hemisphere.

WHAT ARE HYBRID SOLAR ECLIPSES
Hybrid solar eclipses are basically an astronomical phenomenon where a total eclipse and an annular eclipse are combined. It is for this reason that they also tend to respond to the name annular-solar eclipses. They are characterized because, depending on the place on the globe from where the event is observed, one type or another of eclipse can be seen or, located in the precise place, the evolution from annular to total.

In this way, the hybrid eclipse will move across the sky in a certain geographical area, while evolving from one phase to another. An observer located in the sunrise or sunset zone will be able to see the partial eclipse evolve to annular, while someone located under the shadow zone of the eclipse will also experience the change to a total eclipse.

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/ciencia/donde-como-ver-ultimo-eclipse-hibrido-sol-hasta-2031_19777