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The best thing about Googling “Solar eclipse 2024” is the location results — “Earth” — that’s where we live!
Get your eye safety glasses ready— on Monday, April 8, 2024, the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse, dubbed the Great North American Eclipse.
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The celestial event certainly earns its moniker as it’s a rare event for Canada — the last time a total solar eclipse was visible in the country was Feb. 26, 1979.
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The eclipse will be visible across many areas of Eastern Canada, including Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. The total eclipse of our sun will take place after 3 p.m. EDT, check out the exact time of different Canadian cities.
Preparing for the total solar eclipse — buy your eye safety glasses
Partial and total solar eclipses are different. During a partial solar eclipse, looking directly in the sun’s direction is never safe without proper eye protection. According to NASA, during a total solar eclipse, you still need to wear proper eye protection throughout the event, but it is safe to remove them during the eclipse’s totality (when the moon completely blocks out the sun).
When looking up at the sky, you must wear the proper eye protection until and after the eclipse’s totality — you’ll know it’s safe to remove the glasses when you can’t see any of the sun through the protective glasses — and you’ll want to take them off and look up. The eclipse will occur when the sun’s magnetic activity is at its high of an 11-year cycle. When the moon covers the sun completely, there will be a free show of magnetic loops and thread-like moon dance.
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