The rarest type of solar eclipse is coming April 20. Here's what you need to know
, of 405,500 km away. Only when the moon is at its closest does it appear large enough to permit a true total eclipse. A moon at apogee appears smaller, and thus covers only part of the sun, producing a less breathtaking version of a total eclipse known as an annular eclipse.
In most cases, an eclipse is one type or the other, but the one coming April 20 will be both. That’s because ofacross the sky, moving northeast across the South Pacific Ocean, crossing over the nations of East Timor, Australia, and Indonesia. Anyone in those countries will be in for a treat because it is at that point that the eclipse will reach totality.
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