This April 20, a hybrid solar eclipse will take place, a phenomenon that is not so common to occur, although it will only be visible in a mixed way in Australia and Papua New Guinea and partially from Southeast Asia, Australia, the Philippines and New Zealand.
The official NASA channels will be broadcasting the impressive phenomenon live. In addition, the official Seasky site will have in streaming this unusual event.
A common solar eclipse occurs when light from the sun is blocked by the moon, preventing it from reaching Earth in whole or in part. As for an annular eclipse, it occurs within a partial solar eclipse, but the moon hides the central area of the sun, leaving only a crown or ring of the star visible.
For its part, the hybrid eclipse is the combination of these two phenomena, that is, it will be a total solar eclipse and an annular eclipse will also occur. Therefore, it is not very common for them to happen. The last event of this type occurred in 2005, according to AS Mexico.
According to what the Museum of Natural History and Environmental Culture of Mexico City reported, the hybrid solar eclipse will begin as an annular eclipse. It will then become a total eclipse and then annular again.
These hybrid eclipses are not that common, taking decades to occur, the last one being 18 years ago. This year it will be on Thursday, April 20 and, according to NASA, it will go from null to total and vice versa.
These cosmic phenomena usually arouse special feelings in people, since since ancient times, cultures such as the Aztecs and the Mayans considered that an eclipse heralded a bad omen, but it also meant renewal.