A total solar eclipse is set to fall over parts of Canada, gathering massive crowds in its path who hope to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event. A blue sky shines below the sun as a person walks with an infant along the shores of Lake Ontario, a day before a total solar eclipse will be visible in Kingston, Ont., Sunday, April 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The total solar eclipse has now entered Canada in southwestern Ontario, according to the University of Toronto’s Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The solar eclipse’s path of totality will pass through parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada before exiting North America at 3:46 p.m. eastern time.
Eclipse watchers were cast into darkness as the sun moved directly behind the moon.
The moment has been celebrated as a chance for Earth-bound audiences to share in a moment of celestial awe.
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques says people under the path of a total solar eclipse may be able to glimpse giant solar flares bursting into the cosmos.
While the next total solar eclipse in Canada is expected to pass through western provinces in 20 years, the phenomenon only happens in any given location roughly once every 360 years by some estimates.
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