Although the next solar eclipse visible in the United States won’t be for a while, there was an event that some sky-viewers got to see around the world.
It was a hybrid solar eclipse, described by USA TODAY like this: “The hybrid eclipse is special because some will see a total eclipse, while others will see an annular, or “ring of fire,” eclipse. A hybrid eclipse occurs because the Earth’s surface is curved, NASA.com said. The eclipse changes between annular and total as the moon’s shadow moves across the Earth.”
