Baku. Konul Kamilgizi – APA. There will be two solar and two lunar eclipses in 2017, Khidir Mikayilov, deputy director of Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, told APA.
He said the first lunar eclipse will occur on February 11.
“It will start at 2:34 am (Baku time), peak at 4:43 am and end at 6:51am. The second lunar eclipse is expected to happen on August 7. The process will start at 9:23 pm, peak at 10:20 pm and end at 11:18 pm,” he added.
According to him, solar eclipses will occur on February 26 and August 21.
“The first one will take place at 4:12 pm, reach peak at 6:54 and end at 9:35 pm. The second one will happen at 7:47 pm, reach peak at 10:26 pm and end at 1:04 am,” added Mikayilov.
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