How to watch the hybrid solar eclipse today: Live streams, timing

Here is how you can live stream the "hybrid" total-annular solar eclipse on Thursday, April 20.

Solar Eclipse 2023: The Ningaloo solar eclipse

The Ningaloo solar eclipse will be best viewed from Exmouth in Western Australia. (Illustrative image) (NASA)

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Edit: The hybrid solar-annular eclipse is now over, as viewed from the western coast of Australia. But you can still see a video of the solar eclipse and the latest images at our live link here. The original article written before the eclipse follows below.

Today, some parts of the world will be treated to an extremely rare “hybrid” solar eclipse, where it will look either annular or total depending on when and where you are viewing it. Here is how you can watch the eclipse by streaming it live no matter where you are.

What time is the solar eclipse

The eclipse will start at 7.06 AM IST on April 20 and will go on till 12.29 PM IST, according to Astronomy website In the Sky. Unfortunately, it will not be visible to viewers in India and can only be watched from Western Australia, East Timor, and Eastern Indonesia.

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What will happen during the eclipse?

During the eclipse, the Moon will pass between the Sun and the Earth. And in the parts of the Earth that are in the dark part of the Moon’s shadow will experience a total solar eclipse. But sometimes, the Moon is too far away from the Sun to completely cover the latter. When this happens, it is called an annular eclipse.

Since the surface of the Earth is curved, eclipses can go from annular to total and vice versa. This is called a hybrid eclipse and tomorrow’s is an example of that.

How to stream the solar eclipse

If you are not in a part of the world where the eclipse, total, partial or annular are visible, you can still watch it through the live streams below.

NASA’s solar eclipse live stream

Starting at 8 AM IST on April 20, NASA will be sharing telescope views of the eclipse along with commentary from NASA experts. You can catch it at the link below.

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Time and Date’s live stream of the solar eclipse

Time and Date is partnering with Perth Observatory to live stream the “Ningaloo” eclipse. The live stream will start at 7 AM IST on April 20 and you can watch it below.

Indianexpress.com will also have live coverage of the solar eclipse when it happens. Our live coverage will start at 6.30 AM IST and can be found at this link.

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