1. A hybrid eclipse (also called Annular/total eclipse) shifts between a total and Annular eclipse

2. It is only when the Moon is closer to the Earth than average (near its perigee) that a total eclipse occurs.

3. According to the story, Columbus consulted his almanac and learned that a total eclipse of the moon would occur on February 29, 1504.

4. Hybrid Solar Eclipse A hybrid eclipse or Annular/total eclipse starts as a total solar eclipse but changes into an Annular solar eclipse.

5. Both "It's a Heartache" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" are among the best-selling singles of all time, with sales in excess of six million each.

6. Chromosphere - a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another