Total solar eclipse to arc across North America in April 2024
Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press“Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing,” said NASA.“Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.
However, this year, the reverse will mostly happen when an annual solar eclipse swings across from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Northwest on Oct. 14, 2023.Story continues below advertisement The eclipse will travel from southeastern Texas to Oregon before reaching the Pacific Ocean. The closest Canadian province will be B.C., which will see 80 per cent of it along the South Coast, with most of the Interior seeing 70 per cent.Elsewhere, the Prairies will see 30 to 60 per cent, with Ontario between 30 and 40 per cent and Quebec at 20 per cent. Atlantic Canada will see 10 per cent.
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