Partial Solar Eclipse

• How to give yourself the best odds to see the solar eclipse and meteors

  A partial solar eclipse occurs when “the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up."

  Canada

  Aug 12
  
• Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to light up skies next week

  Cited by the Canadian Space Agency as 'the best meteor shower of the year,' the peak viewing night is set to be Aug. 12-13.

  Canada

  Aug 7
  
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• Alberta school boards take precautions, offer safety advice ahead of Monday’s partial solar eclipse

  If the sky is clear on April 8, Albertans may be able to witness a partial solar eclipse, however, it is not safe to view the event unless eyes are properly protected.

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  Apr 4, 2024
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• Partial solar eclipse: TELUS World of Science invites Edmontonians to safely view April event

  Edmontonians who are excited for a much-talked-about astronomical event set to take place next month are being invited to a "safe telescope viewing" by the city's science centre.

  Science

  Mar 27, 2024
• ‘A spectacle of beauty’: Annular solar eclipse this weekend

  In Canada, the eclipse will be partial, though B.C. will see 70 to 80 per cent of the sun covered. Eastern Canada will see 10 to 20 per cent.

  Science

  Oct 12, 2023
• ‘Ring of fire’: Annular solar eclipse will be partially visible in Canada

  A solar eclipse next week will start over he Pacific Ocean west of Vancouver Island, then will move southeast, travelling across eight U.S. states to Mexico and South America.

  Science

  Oct 7, 2023
• Solar eclipse viewing event attracts large crowd in Kelowna

  A crowd numbering in the thousands turned out Monday morning in Kelowna for a public viewing of the partial solar eclipse.

  Aug 21, 2017
• Saskatoon solar eclipse watchers: ‘a miracle of nature unfolding in front of our eyes’

  On Monday, thousands throughout North America took in one of the greatest shows on earth as the rare solar eclipse shadowed the sky.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2017
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• Solar eclipse excitement engulfs Regina

  The special solar eclipse glasses were the hottest commodity in the city and hundreds lined up outside the Saskatchewan Science Centre hoping for a pair.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2017
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• Solar Eclipse: Vancouver getting in on the viewing of a celestial phenomenon

  More than 100 people are lining up outside of Science World in Vancouver to get a glimpse of the partial eclipse in B.C. this morning.

  Aug 21, 2017