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Rare hybrid solar eclipse wows world
By Tariq Malik
A partial Solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over the Queens borough of New York across the East River on Nov. 3, 2013 in New York.Stan Honda / AFP - Getty Images
A rare solar eclipse that began as a "ring of fire" and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the sun amazed skywatchers from North America to Africa on Sunday, and we've got the photos to prove it.
The Nov. 3 celestial event was a rare hybrid solar eclipse, which began over the Atlantic Ocean as an annular eclipse and transitioned into a full total solar eclipse for observers along the narrow path of totality in the eastern Atlantic and over parts of Africa.
Observers along the U.S. East Coast and parts of Canada, meanwhile, awoke to a partial solar eclipse at sunrise.
People use special glasses that allow them to watch a rare solar eclipse showing the Sun partially blocked by the Moon passing in front, as seen in Estoril near Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 3 2013.Miguel A. Lopes / EPAMembers of the Rendile tribe prepare to watch a hybrid eclipse in Sibiloi national Park in Turkana, Kenya on Nov. 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rareCarl De Souza / AFP - Getty ImagesMercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany steers his car during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 3, 2013. The moon crosses in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse at background.Kamran Jebreili / AP
