An annular solar eclipse will make its appearance in the skies over North, Central and South America on October 14, creating a singular spectacle for those in its path — and a rare opportunity for scientists, APA reports citing CNN.
The dazzling celestial event will allow millions of people to witness “the awe and the wonder of seeing a beautiful ring of fire eclipse,” said Peg Luce, acting director of the Heliophysics Division at NASA headquarters.
The “ring of fire” nickname comes from the appearance of annular solar eclipses, which are like total solar eclipses, except the moon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, so they can’t completely block the sun. Instead, the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow, creating the so-called ring of fire.
The eclipse event will begin on October 14 at 19:03:45 Baku time and will end on October 15 at 00:55:11. The maximum of the eclipse will be at 21:59:27. The eclipse will last 5 hours 51 minutes 26 seconds. The central eclipse event will start at 20:10:09 and end at 23:48:56. The central eclipse process will last 3 hours 38 minutes 47 seconds.
This eclipse event will be visible in West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Arctic. The eclipse will not be observed in Azerbaijan.
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