Stunning footage shows rare hybrid solar eclipse for first time in 10 years

A RARE solar eclipse has left viewers stunned as it cast a 40kilometre shadow over a remote town in Australia. This particular celestial event is known as a ’hybrid’ eclipse, which occurs only a handful of times per century. The sky over Exmouth in Western Australia turned dark for around a minute on Thursday, when the Moon cast a 40km-wide shadow over the area. A hybrid eclipse is when parts of the world can see either an annular eclipse or a total eclipse. Partial eclipses were also visible across other parts of the Asia-Pacific. Read more: Stunning snaps show rare hybrid solar eclipse for the first time in 10 years The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #eclipse