Shamakhi observatory says two solar eclipses expected in 2014

Two solar and two lunar eclipses will occur in 2014.

The first lunar eclipse will take place on April 15 next year, Khidir Mikayilov, deputy director at the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), said on November 18.The lunar eclipse will last 3 hours and 35 minutes from 10:58 to 14:33 Baku time and can be seen from Australia, the Pacific Ocean and the Americas.The second lunar eclipse will occur on October 8 at 14:15 and end at 17:34 local time.Duration of the lunar eclipse will be 3 hours and 29 minutes. It will be visible from Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean and the Americas.The following year, the first solar eclipse will be observed on April 29, from 8:54 local time to 13:14. It will be a ring-shaped solar eclipse and observed in Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Antarctica.The next solar eclipse will be on October 24 and last from 00:40 to 04:52. The second solar eclipse will be partial and can be seen in North America, Russia and in the surrounding areas.None of the solar and lunar eclipses in the next year will be visible from Azerbaijan.(azernews.az)ANN.Az