For many, viewing a solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Although Ottawa is expected to see 98.5 per cent eclipse coverage, Carleton University Assistant Physics Professor Seyda Ipek recommends people try to make their way to the path of totality if possible.
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass over North America. The sun's rays will be completely blocked by the moon along a path of totality, which will pass just south of the capital, hitting Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, before sweeping over to Montreal.
"We will have a few Carleton professors talking about the science of the solar eclipse, and, if the weather allows, we will have solar telescopes set up to look at the sun before and during the eclipse as well." "It's going to be a day where families are looking for something to do and we're going to have eclipse-related activities happening here at the museum all day long," she said."We're going to have some of our science interpreters on hand who are going to be talking about the science of the eclipse, what's happening, and how to see it safely."At around 2:10 p.m., the moon will begin eclipsing the sun in Ottawa.
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