"Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipses to Occur Twice in Next 12 Months"

Skywatchers across the South Pacific witnessed a rare hybrid solar eclipse yesterday, where the phenomenon changes from a total solar eclipse to a ring-shaped annular eclipse as the moon’s shadow moves across the surface of the Earth. Skywatchers in Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia were lucky to witness the 62-second event because the next one won’t be until 2031 and there will only be seven hybrid solar eclipses this century. As always with solar eclipses, people came up with creative ways to capture the crescent star using everything from palms trees to colanders to capture the celestial event.