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The Ottawa Public Library will be providing free solar eclipse glasses to residents in anticipation of a partial solar eclipse on April 8.

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"Weather permitting, and while taking proper safety precautions, residents will be able to see the sun’s outer atmosphere, which is usually hidden by the bright face of the sun, and the sky will become dark, as if it were dawn or dusk," said the memo written by Kim Ayotte, the city's general manager of emergency and protective services.

Eastern Ontario cities such as Kingston, Brockville and Cornwall will experience a total solar eclipse, where the entirety of the moon will cover the sun for several minutes. Solar glasses can only be removed during a total solar ellipse.people are expected in the city of Kingston to view the total solar eclipse. Queen's University and the Brockville Aquatarium will be distributing thousands of solar eclipse glasses.

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