Stunning Images of Solar Storms During Total Solar Eclipses.

Astrophotographers captured a rare hybrid eclipse that occurred on April 20, 2023, over Australia. The image shows the sun's corona and a coronal mass ejection (CME) exploding away from the sun. The eclipse was a combination of a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse. The total solar eclipse was only visible to people who were perfectly positioned in line with the moon and the sun. The image also shows the iconic "diamond ring" phenomenon, where the sun begins to move round from behind the moon as totality comes to an end. The sun's corona is particularly strong in the new image, which reflects an increase in solar activity as the sun approaches the peak of an 11-year cycle, known as the solar maximum, which is scheduled to arrive in the next few years.