Here's a picture I took of the hybrid solar eclipse from Uganda on November 3, 2013. Just what is a hybrid solar eclipse? It's a rare type of solar eclipse consists of an annular eclipse that transitions into a total solar eclipse. The eclipse looks like a ring of fire, sparkling with colored beads and jets, that becomes a total solar eclipse, where the sun's corona fans out around a black disc. This happens when the curvature of the Earth intercepts the moon's umbra (shadow), blocking out the entire disc of the sun. The hybrid eclipse was visible in the Atlantic ocean, while I saw a total solar eclipse in Africa. Scientists observe the solar corona during an eclipse to analyze the chemical composition of the sun. Did you know at one time the sun's corona was believed to contain an element called coronium or newtonium?... Read more
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