The first hybrid solar eclipse in a decade did not disappoint!
At 9:36 p.m. EDT on April 19 (0136 GMT on April 20) the rare hybrid solar eclipse swept over the South Pacific, with the moon's shadow passing over western Australia, East Timor and Indonesia.
A hybrid solar eclipse changes from total solar eclipse to annular (ring-shaped) as the moon's shadow moves across the surface of the Earth. The last hybrid solar eclipse happened in 2013, and the next will occur in 2031, only seven of this type of eclipse will occur in the entire 21st century.
Source: www.space.com
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